S2. 6.3 Animal Nutrition Flashcards
Define ingestion
Taking substances into the body through the mouth
What is meant by balance diet
Balance diet provides an adequate intake of the nutrients and energy needed to sustain the body and ensure good health and grow
Define egestion
Passing out of food that has not been digested, as faeces, through the anus
Function of mouth
Contains teeth used for mechanical digestion and is the area where food is mix with salivary amylase
It increases food surface area so it is easier for absorption later on,
Where ingestion take place
Function of salivary gland
Produce saliva which contains amylase and helps to make food slide down the esophagus
Oesophagus function
Tube shaped organ which uses peristalsis to transport food from the mouth to the stomach.
Stomach function
Muscular wall squeeze on food to make it semi liquid. Contain pepsin to break down proteins into peptides
Kill bacteria with HCl
Small intestine function
Final chemical digestion take place here
Nutrient from the food are absorbed here as well as transported throughout body in bloodstream
Pancreas function
Produce pancreatic juice which contains amylase, trypsin, and lipase and hydrogencarbonate
Liver function
Produce bile which is stored on the fall bladder
Bile function
Contains salts that emulsify fats, forming droplets with a large surface area to make digestion by lipase more efficient
Function of gall bladder
Store bile from liver
Large intestine function
Tube shaped organ composed of colon and rectum
Colon function
Absorption of some minerals and vitamins and reabsorbing water from waste to maintain the body’s water balance
Rectum function
Where faeces are temporarily stored
Anus function
A ring of muscle which controls when faeces is egestes from the body
Define digestion
Break down of large insoluble food molecules into small, water-soluble molecules using mechanical and chemical processes
Describe the incisor teeth
Front of the mouth
Chisel-shaped for biting and cutting
Describe the canine teeth
Pointed for piercing and tearing
Describe the premolars teeth
Uneven cups for grinding and chewing
Describe the molars teeth
Like the premolars teeth but have 2-3
Use for chewing up the food
Cause of dental decay
Sugar in the food stay trapped in between the teeth
Bacteria use the sugar to live
They produce a coating of plaque on the teeth
Bacteria produce acid which dissolves the enamels, forming a hole
Dentine underneath the enamel is softer -> dissolves more rapidly
If the hole reach the pulp cavity, bacterial infection can get to the nerve -> toothache and infection in the jaw (abscess)
Describe the process of chewing
The chewing muscle contract and relax to move the lower jaw up and down
This makes the food between the teeth to be cut and crushed
The tongue help by moving food between teethe
Describe peristalsis
It is the movement of food down the esophagus occur by a wave of muscular contraction
The circular muscle contract and the longitudinal muscle relax behind the food to push it along
In front of the food, the circular muscle relax and the longitudinal muscle contract to widen to oesophagus to allow the food to move along