human biology 🧫 Flashcards
Mechanical Digestion
when somthing phisical digest eg chewing
Digestion
is the process of breaking down food into a usable from of nutrients to be absorbed
Chemical Digestion
the breakdown of food into nutrition by chemicals eg slivia
Alimentary Canal
the whole passagewhich food goes through mouth to BOOTAY HOLE
Chewing
TEETH Grinding and mushing fofoood
Types of teeth
molars, , k nines and premolars
Bolus
the food that travels down your esoghagas with fliva eg ball of food
Salivary amylase
a major component of human sliva the is carbohydrates digestion in mouth
Peristalsis
a muscle wave of conraction
Oesophagus
the tube that connect mouth to stomach and pushes food diwn
Starch
a complex carb
Protease
exyme that breaks down protines
Proteins
eggg beef chicki
Amino acids
Moleculas that are building blocks of protein
Sphincter
a muscle that helps swallow food
chyme
a thick soupy luqud thart enters the small intestine frim the stomach
doudenum
the first part of the intestine
blile
mechanically breaks down large drops of fat into smallier fatty acids
lipase
break down fats into simlar substances
apsorbition
Is when your body takes the nutrients from the food and abosrobes it
villi
the inner linging of the small intestines that protectss it
mirovillli
help with aposrtption
feacuses
shat
anus
bootay
