human biology 🧫 Flashcards

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Mechanical Digestion

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when somthing phisical digest eg chewing

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Digestion

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is the process of breaking down food into a usable from of nutrients to be absorbed

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Chemical Digestion

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the breakdown of food into nutrition by chemicals eg slivia

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Alimentary Canal

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the whole passagewhich food goes through mouth to BOOTAY HOLE

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Chewing

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TEETH Grinding and mushing fofoood

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Types of teeth

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molars, , k nines and premolars

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Bolus

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the food that travels down your esoghagas with fliva eg ball of food

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Salivary amylase

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a major component of human sliva the is carbohydrates digestion in mouth

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9
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Peristalsis

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a muscle wave of conraction

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Oesophagus

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the tube that connect mouth to stomach and pushes food diwn

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Starch

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a complex carb

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Protease

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exyme that breaks down protines

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Proteins

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eggg beef chicki

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Amino acids

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Moleculas that are building blocks of protein

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Sphincter

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a muscle that helps swallow food

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chyme

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a thick soupy luqud thart enters the small intestine frim the stomach

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doudenum

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the first part of the intestine

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blile

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mechanically breaks down large drops of fat into smallier fatty acids

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lipase

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break down fats into simlar substances

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apsorbition

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Is when your body takes the nutrients from the food and abosrobes it

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villi

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the inner linging of the small intestines that protectss it

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mirovillli

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help with aposrtption

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feacuses

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shat

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anus

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bootay

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rectum

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Connects large intestine to bootay