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The digestive system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is digestion | The breakdown of large food particles into smaller soluble pieces |
| What are the stages of digestion | Ingestion - Intake, Digestion - breakdown into nutrients, Absorption - Nutrients pass into blood, Assimilation - Nutrients used, Egestion - Waste material removed |
| Name the organs of the digestive system | Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, Pancreas, Small/large intestine, liver, gallbladder, Appendix, Rectum, Anus |
| What are the 2 types of digestion in the mouth | Physical - Teeth, Chemical - Saliva/amalayse |
| What are the 4 types of teeth | Incisors, Canines, Premolars, Molars |
| What is the motion the esophagus makes | Peristalsis caused by fiber |
| What digestion takes place in the stomach | Chemical - HCI and enzymes, Physical - churning |
| What happens in small intestine | Absorption of nutrients |
| What happens in the liver | Produces bile |
| What happens in pancreas | Produces enzymes |
| What happens in large intestine | Takes in water, produce vitamins B and K |