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15 Cards in this Set
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Bolus |
Ball of food |
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With the help of the tongue the bolus is swallowed and enters the__________ |
esophagus |
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The physical digestion in teeth |
Teeth breaking down food |
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secrete saliva |
salivary glands |
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enzyme found in the saliva that breaks down carbohydrates (starch) to maltose |
amalayse |
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starch > amalayse > __________ |
maltose |
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the process in which the bolus moves along the esophagus |
peristalsis |
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the esophagus consist of how many many circular muscles |
two |
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secrete gastric juices |
the gastric glands |
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used to break down proteins to polypeptides |
pepsin |
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proteins > pepsin >________ |
polypeptides |
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acidic environment that pepsin in order to function, it kills germs |
hydrolic acid |
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found in babies only to break down milk |
rennin |
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the food and gastric juices combine and form ________ and is churned by the stomach |
chyme |
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found in the stomach, opens and releases food from the stomach and small intestine |
pyloric sphincter |
