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Types of digestion |
mechanical and chemical |
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in mechanical digestion you can |
tear, mash, purpose is to expose bonds of food |
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in chemical digestion you can |
chemically alter(break down) molecules, and it is completed by enzymes that break bonds of molecules into smaller molecules |
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Oral cavity is also called |
mouth |
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Salvary glands secrete saliva into mouth and breaks down what |
amylase |
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Your tounge and teeth chew food into |
bolus |
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Chewing = |
mastication |
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as bolus is swalled the _______ closes covering the trachea |
epiglottis |
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Your ___ conducts food from the pharynx down to the stomach |
esophagus |
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_______ opens and bolus is squeezed down by _____ |
esophageal sphincter, oeristalis |
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peristalis |
wave of contractions that are involuntary smooth muscle |
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___ is located on the left side of the abdomen below the diaphram |
stomach |
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Epithelial cells line and secrete gastic juices of ____ and ____ that hydrolyus proteins |
hcl and pepsin |
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Wall of the stomach is protected by |
mucus |
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the stomach has folds called ____ to allow it to expand |
rugae |
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Food enters the stomach at the ____ _____ and exits as ____ passes through the ____ _____ into the s. intestines |
cardiac sphincter, chyme, pyloric sphincter |
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What organ has chemical digestion of carbs, proteins, and lipids that is completed with the aid of enzymes and secretions |
s. intestines |
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Trypsin |
protein |
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amylase |
carbs |
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lipase |
lipids |
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Bile is made by the ___ and is stored in the ____ |
liver, gallbladder |
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S. intestine has 3 main sections |
dvodenum, jejunum, ileum |
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dvodenum |
chemical digestion |
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jejunum and ileum |
nutrient absortion |
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what holds the small intestines together and has nutrients are absorbed by blood vessels |
mesentary |
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In the l. intestine the junction between small and large form is called the |
cecum |
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___ is located adjacent to the cecum |
appendix |
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Water is absorbed from wastes or ____ |
feces |
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____ turns indigestible waste into vitamin k |
e coli |
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Where are feces temporarily stored |
rectum |
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where is the feces eliminated |
anus or anal canal |