Your Alimentary Canal Runs Through Your Body Flashcards
What is the alimentary canal another name for?
Your gut
What does the mouth contain?
The salivary glands
Teeth
What does the salivary gland do?
Produce amylase enzyme in the saliva
What do the teeth do?
Break down food mechanically
What is the oesophagus?
The muscular tube that connects the mouth and stomach
What happens in the liver?
It is where bile is produced
What happens in the gall bladder?
Is is where bile is stored
What happens in the large intestine?
Where excess water is absorbed from the food
What happens in the anus?
Faeces bid your body a fond farewell
What does the stomach do?
Pummels the food with its muscular walls
Produces the protease enzyme, pepsin
Why does the stomach produce hydrochloric acid?
- kill bacteria
- give right pH for protease enzyme to work
What does the pancreas produce and where does it release them?
Protease, amylase and lipase enzymes - releases into small intestine
What does the small intestine produce?
Protease, amylase and lipase enzymes to complete digestion
What else happens in the small intestine?
Where nutrients are absorbed out of alimentary canal into body
