Human Body Flashcards

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Lipase

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Is an enzyme that brakes up fat into fatty acids and glucose and is found in the small intestine

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Amylase

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Found in the mouth and breaks up starch

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Carbohydrases

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Digest starch and maltose into glucose and is found in the stomach as small intestine

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Protease

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Digest protein into amino acids found in the stomach and small intestine

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Anaemia

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Is caused by not enough iron - ur red blood cell production will decrease

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Rickets

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Caused but lack of vitamin d - soft bones

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Gorire

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Caused by lack of dietary iodine- thyroid cancer

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What is needed for respiration

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You need glucose and oxygen for respiration

word exuation- Glucose+oxygen=carbon dioxide + water

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What is respiration

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Desperation is used to transfer energy stored in food. Oxygen is transported to cells by haemoglobin in red blood cells

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