The Digestive System Flashcards
What is the function of the mouth?
Where food enters and digestion begins with the teeth
What is the function of the salivary glands?
Produces saliva containing the enzyme alalayze, which breaks down starch
What is the function of the eosophagus?
Muscular tube which moves ingested food to the stomach
What is the function of the stomach?
Muscular organ where hydrochloric acid helps kill bacteria and enzymes break down food.
What is the function of the pancreas
Produces digestive enzymes to break down carbohydrates and proteins
What is the function of the liver?
Produces bile which emulsifies (breaks down) fats
What is the function of the gall bladder
Stores bile before realesing in into the small intestine
What is the function of the small intestine?
Where digested food is absorbed into the blood
What is the function of the large intestine?
Where water is reabsorbed
What is the function of the rectum?
Where faeces are stored
What is the function of the anus?
Where faeces leave the body
Where food enters and digestion begins with the teeth
Mouth
Produces saliva containing the enzyme alalayze, which breaks down starch
Salivary glands
Muscular tube which moves ingested food to the stomach
Oesophagus
