Scince Test 2 Flashcards

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Mouth

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The mouth digests food with amylose which is an enzyme that turns food into maltose

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Teeth

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INCISORS: cut into food
CANINES: grip/tear food
PREMOLARS AND MOLARS: grind/crush food

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Oesophagus

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Is a muscular pipe that pushes down food to the stomach by peristalsis

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Stomach

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Is a muscular bag that churns food and adds Hydrochloric Acid (HCI) to kill bacteria

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Small intestine

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Long narrow tube
It digest food by enzymes and bile
It also takes all the nutrients out of the small intestine

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Large intestine

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Is shorter but wider
It reabsorbs water it leaves a semi solid faeces which starts in the rectum and it is egested through the anus

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Liver

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Makes bile to break down fats

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Pancras

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Makes enzymes which chemically digests food in the small intestine

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