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what order does the food encounter the digestive organs?
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mouth, oesophagus, stomach, (liver, gall bladder, pancreas), small intestine, large intestine
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what happens in the mouth?
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you chew food to increase the surface area.
carbohydrase added to start the digestion of carbohydrates |
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where is bile produced?
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liver
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what does the oesophagus do?
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transports the food form mouth to stomach.
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what happens in the small intestine?
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all enzymes to complete the breaking down of food,
small molecules absorbed into the blood. |
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what happens in the stomach?
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acid added to kill microbes and to provide the optimum pH for protease to work. protease added to start digestion of protein.
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what does the large intestine do?
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absorbs water into the blood
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what does the rectum do?
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solid waste stored until it leaves via the anus
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