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Science Lessons 3+4
Digestive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bolus | Chewed food that is mixed with saliva |
| Salivary Glands | Three pairs of glands that are located around the oral cavity that secrete saliva. |
| Monosaccharide | Simple sugar. Glucose, Fructose, and Galactose |
| Disaccarides | Complex sugars that must be broken down into Monosaccarides before being digested. |
| Polysaccarides | Starches. Long chains of sugars that are chemically bonded. They must be broken down into Monosaccarides in order to be digested. |
| Salivary Amylase | A digestive enzyme that begins the chemical process by which sugar is changed into simple sugar. |