The Human Digestive System Flashcards
The Digestive System of Humans _____________ Substances with the Environment.
Exchanges.
The Food you Take in and Eat is Made Up of Large _____________ Molecules. Your Body can’t Absorb and Use These ____________. They Need to be Broken Down. This Process of Digestion Takes Place in your ______________ System.
Insoluble…Molecules…Digestive…
The Digestive System is a ____________ Tube that Squeezes your Food Through it.
Muscular.
The Digestive System Contains Many Different __________. There are Glands such as the Pancreas and Salivary ________. These Glands Make and Release Digestive Juices Containing ___________ to Break Down your Food.
Organs…Glands…Enzymes…
The Stomach and Small Intestine are the Main Organs where Food is _____________.
Digestive.
Enzymes Break Down the Large Insoluble Food _____________ into Smaller, Soluble Ones.
Molecules.
The Small Intestine is where the Soluble Food Molecules are ______________ into your Blood. Once there, they get Transported in the _________________.
Absorbed…Bloodstream…
The Small Intestine is Adapted to have a Very Large Surface Area as it is Covered in _______.
Villi.
The Muscular Walls of the Small Intestine __________ the Undigested Food Onwards into Your ________ Intestine. This is where Water is Absorbed From the Undigested Food Into Your _______.
Squeeze…Large…Blood…
The Liver is a ________ Organ that Carries Out Many Different _____________ in your Body.
Large…Functions…
The Function of the Liver that is Most Closely Linked to the Digestive _________ is the Production of ______, which Helps in the Digestion or ________.
System…Bile…Lipids…