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Digestion System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| long chain like molecules | peptides |
| chains are chopped from peptides to | amino acids |
| fat molecule as a whole | triglyceride |
| first starch molecules are cut into | maltose |
| a simple sugar | maltose |
| are cut into maltose then to | glucose |
| cuts up nutrient molecules | enzymes |
| little scissors cutting down the nutrient molecules until they fit in the blood streams | enzymes |
| the crushing and grinding of food in the digestive system | mechanical digestion |
| squirts saliva in to the mouth | salivary glands |
| saliva contains this enzyme | salivary amylase |
| cuts starch molecules into maltose | salivary amylase |
| the only nutrient molecule that is cut into smaller pieces in the mouth | starch |
| digestion that describes how the food is minced into smaller chunks | mechanical digestion |
| describes the action of enzymes where molecules of food are actually chopped into smaller molecules | chemical digestion |
| digestive system or | gastrointestinal tract |
| AKA food tube | esophagus |
| AKA windpipe | trachea |
| back of the throat | the pharynx |
| flap of skin | epiglottis |
| a series of wave-like muscular contractions pushes food along the tube toward the stomach | peristalsis |
| juice that helps the churning of food | gastric juice |
| mixture of mucus, HCI, and enzymes | gastric juice |
| lines the stomach to prevent HCI from rapidly eating away the stomach | mucus |
| liquefies the lumps of food to make the job of the enzymes easier | mucus |
| every two to three days you grow one of these in the stomachs | stomach linings |
| enzyme in the stomach | pepsin |
| first stage of protein digestion | pepsin |
| cuts huge proteins molecules into smaller molecules | pepsin |
| pepsin can not do this job without this | HCI |
| kills bacteria entering the stomach preventing disease | HCI |
| liquefied mixture of food | chyme |
| first portion of the small intestine | duodenum |
| squirts the glands in the duodenal wall | sodium hydroxide |
| horseshoe shaped | duodenum |
| two enzymes need in order for the digestion of starch to be completed in the duodenum | pancreatic amylase and maltase |
| converting maltose to glucose is the job of this enzyme | maltase |
| three types of nutrient molecules needed to enter the blood stream | glucose, fatty acids, amino acids |
| central body cavity | abdomen |
| finger like projections | villi |
| on top of the villi are even smaller finger like projections known as | microvilli |
| traps nutrient molecules and funnels them toward the inner intestinal wall for absorption | microvilli |
| squirts digestive juices into the duodenum | pancreas and gall bladder |
| squirted into the duodenum through the pancreatic ducts | pancreatic juices |
| behind the liver is a muscular bag called | the gall bladder |
| green watery liquid | bile |
| bile contains these chemical | bile salts |
| detoxifies the blood by filtering out poisons, germs and drugs | liver |
| controls the amount of glucose in the blood | liver |
| changes excess or unwanted amino acids into glycogen | liver |
| removes the blood molecule haemoglobin back into the blood | liver |
| a starch-like molecule which is stored in muscle tissue | glycogen |
| shorter but fatter intestine | the large intestine |
| attached to the large intestine | appendix |
| carbohydrate like molecule that absorbs water and helps move water through the intestines | fibre |
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