Human Body Flashcards
Lipase
Is an enzyme that brakes up fat into fatty acids and glucose and is found in the small intestine
Amylase
Found in the mouth and breaks up starch
Carbohydrases
Digest starch and maltose into glucose and is found in the stomach as small intestine
Protease
Digest protein into amino acids found in the stomach and small intestine
Anaemia
Is caused by not enough iron - ur red blood cell production will decrease
Rickets
Caused but lack of vitamin d - soft bones
Gorire
Caused by lack of dietary iodine- thyroid cancer
What is needed for respiration
You need glucose and oxygen for respiration
word exuation- Glucose+oxygen=carbon dioxide + water
What is respiration
Desperation is used to transfer energy stored in food. Oxygen is transported to cells by haemoglobin in red blood cells