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18 Cards in this Set
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Digestion is |
The breakdown of food |
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Types of Digestion: |
Physical and Chemical |
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The Mouth |
Carries out physical and chemical digestion |
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The Oesophagus |
Moves food to the stomach |
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The Stomach |
Has acid which softens food and kills bacteria |
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The Liver |
Makes bile to breakdown fats |
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The Pancreas |
Makes enzymes to digest food |
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The first part of the Small Intestine |
Completes breakdown of food |
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The second part of the Small Intestine |
Allows food to be absorbed into the Bloodstream |
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The Large Intestine |
Takes Water Into The Bloodstream |
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The Incisors |
Cut and Slice food |
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The Canines |
Grip and Tear food |
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The Premolars |
Chew, Crush and Grind food |
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The Molars |
Chew, Crush and Grind food |
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Enzymes |
Are Proteins which speed up chemical reactions in the body without the enzymes being used up |
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The Substance Produced by an enzyme is called the |
Product |
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The Substance the Enzyme acts on is called the |
Substrate |
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The Enzyme Amylase |
acts on Starch to produce Maltose |
