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Lo3 Flashcards

1
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Buccal cavity

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Mouth

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2
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Salivary glands

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Release enzymes for chemical digestion

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3
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Epiglottis

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Flap of tissue that covers the trachea to stop food entering

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4
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Oesophagus

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Pipe that connects the mouth to the stomach

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5
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Stomach

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Where food arrives, produces hydrochloric acid to break down food

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Small intestine

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Digests food coming from stomach by releasing enzymes and absorbing nutrients

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Large intestine

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Absorbs water and salt

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Rectum

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Stores faeces

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Anus

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Where faeces is excreted

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10
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Liver

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Produces bile

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11
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Gallbladder

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Stores bile

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12
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Bile duct

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Carries bile to the small intestine

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13
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Pancreas

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Produces insulin and pancreatic juices

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14
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Assimilation

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Movement of food molecules into the cells where they are needed

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15
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Role of bile

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Emulsify fat and neutralise chyme

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16
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Role of hydrochloric acid

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Breaks down food molecules

17
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Small intestine adaptations

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Villi, large surface area, capilliaries

18
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IBS definition

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Food passes through gut too quickly, water not properly absorbed

19
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IBS symptoms

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Stomach pains, diarrhoea, constipation, bloating

20
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IBS treatment

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Avoid high-fibre foods, hard to digest

21
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Coeliac Disease

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Autoimmune disease where body attacks any gluten eaten, damages villi

22
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Coeliac Disease symptoms

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Indigestion, stomach pain, anemia, chronic fatigue, diarrhoea, constipation

23
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Coeliac Disease treatment

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Give up any food containing gluten, vaccinations, vitamin or supplements

24
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Gallstones definition

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Cholesterol and bilirubin build up in the gallbladder

25
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Gallstones symptoms

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Severe abdominal pain, excessive sweating, vomiting, yellow itchy skin, diarrhoea, loss of appetite

26
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Gallstones treatment

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Keyhole surgery, medication, lithotripsy

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