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What is the wave like motion in which food goes down your throat called
Paristalsis
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What is the functions of the epiglottis
Covers your windpipe, stops choking
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What is the function of Amylase
Breaks down starch into Glucose
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What Enzyme breaks down fat
Lipase
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What is fat broken down into
Fatty acids and Glycerol
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Where is bile created
Liver, Stored in Gall Bladder
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What form of digestion is chewing
Mechanical Digestion
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What acid is found in the lower stomach
Hydrochloric acid
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What are the three main Enzymes
Lipase, Amylase, Protase/Pepsin
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Define an Enzyme
A chemical catalyst which creates a chemical reaction without causing any internal change
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Define a villi
A finger shaped structure to aid absorption into the blood stream
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What is the role of Protase/Pepsin
Breaks apart protein into amino acids
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Name two reasons why the stomach is so acidic
1. Creates safe environment for Protase/Pepsin 2. Burns off all Bacteria
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