Year 8 Science Digestive System Flashcards
What enzymes are released by the salivary glands?
Analyze that breaks down carbohydrates.
What stops food from going down the lungs?
Epiglottis.
What contractions allow food to go down the esophagus?
Peristalsis.
What’s at the top of the stomach that shuts then enzymes are exerted?
Eseophagul Spincheter.
What’s stored in the gallbladder?
Bile that breaks down fats.
Where is water absorbed?
Large Intestines.
Which enzymes are involved in digesting starch to glucose?
Amylose and maltose.
Which enzymes are produced by the stomach?
Proteases and amylases.
Where is maltase produced?
In the pancreas.
Which acid is produced by the stomach?
Hydrochloric acid.
What are the finger-like projections in the small intestine called?
Villi.
What vitamin deficiency causes bones to bend?
Vitamin D.
