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Digestion System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Intracellular Digestion: | Digestion that occurs within the cell. |
| Extracellular Digestion: | Digestion that occurs outside of the cell (in body cavities like our small intestine). |
| Mechanical Digestion: | Changing the size or shape of foods. |
| Chemical Digestion: | Changing the chemical composition of food. Ex: converting a protein into amino acids. |
| Mouth: | Teeth are responsible for mech.digestion and the tongue helps to mix the food with saliva. |
| Salivary Glands: | Produce saliva which is water and enzymes. The water aids in mech. digestion of all foods. |
| Mouth: | Teeth are responsible for mech.digestion and the tongue helps to mix the food with saliva. |
| Salivary Glands: | Produce saliva which is water and enzymes. The water aids in mech. digestion of all foods. |
| *Salivary Amylase: | The enzyme found in saliva. It digests complex carbs into glucose. This is chemical digestion. |
| Esophagus: | A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. |
| Stomach: | Muscular sac about the size of your fist. Has a mucus lining to pr |
| Stomach: | Muscular sac about the size of your fist. Has a mucus lining to protect from HCI burns. |