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WHAT IS DIGESTION?
THE BREAK DOWN OF LARGE INSOLUBLE MOLECULES INTO SMALLER SOLUBLE MOLECULES TO BE ABSORBED INTO THE BLOODSTREAM.
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WHAT DOES STARCH GET BROKEN INTO?
SIMPLE SUGARS (GLUCOSE)
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WHAT DOES FATS GET BROKEN INTO?
FATTY ACIDS AND GLYCEROL
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WHAT DOES PROTEINS GET BROKEN INTO?
AMINO ACIDS
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WHAT IS GLUCOSE USED FOR?
ENERGY
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WHAT IS FATTY ACIDS AND GLYCEROL USED FOR?
ENERGY AND INSULATION
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WHAT ARE AMINO ACIDS USED FOR?
GROWTH AND REPAIR
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WHAT IS THE TEST FOR STARCH?
IODINE
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WHAT HAPPENS TO THE IODINE?
BROWN TO BLUE/BLACK
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WHAT IS THE FOOD TEST FOR GLUCOSE?
BENEDICT'S
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WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BENEDICT'S SOLUTION?
HEAT IN WARM WATER BATH FROM BLUE TO BRICK RED
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WHAT IS THE FOOD TEST FOR PROTEIN?
BIURET
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WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BIURET SOLUTION?
BLUE TO PURPLE
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WHERE DOES DIGESTION HAPPEN?
MAINLY IN THE MOUTH, STOMACH AND SMALL INTESTINE
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WHERE DOES ABSORPTION HAPPEN?
MAINLY IN THE SMALL INTESTINE (FOOD) AND LARGE INTESTINE (WATER)
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WHERE DOES EGESTION HAPPEN?
RECTUM AND ANUS
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WHAT IS PERISTALSIS?
WAVES OF MUSCLE THAT CONTRACT IN THE GUT AND SQUEEZES FOOD ALONG THE GUT
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WHERE AND WHAT ARE AMYLASE FOR?
IN THE MOUTH, BREAKDOWN CARBOHYDRATES
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WHERE AND WHAT ARE CARBOHYDRASE FOR?
BREAK DOWN CARBOHYDRATES, PRODUCED IN MOUTH, PANCREAS AND SMALL INTESTINE
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WHERE AND WHAT ARE LIPASE FOR?
BREAK DOWN FATS, PRODUCED IN PANCREAS AND SMALL INTESTINE
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WHAT IS BILE?
PRODUCED IN LIVER AND STORED IN GALL BLADDER TO EMULSIFY FATS INTO SMALLER DROPLETS FOR A LARGER SURFACE AREA TO BE WORKED ON
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HOW IS THE SMALL INTESTINE ADAPTED?
COVERED IN VILLI TO INCREASE SURFACE AREA IN WHICH FOOD CAN BE ABSORBED. HAVE A LARGE BLOOD SUPPLY TO MAINTAIN CONCENTRATION GRADIENT
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WHAT DOES A BALANCED DIET CONSIST OF?
GLUCOSE FATTY ACIDS & GLYCEROL AMINO ACIDS MINERALS VITAMINS WATER FIBRE
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WHAT HAPPENS FROM TOO MUCH FAT?
OBESITY
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TOO MUCH SUGAR
DIABETES
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TOO MUCH SALT
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE/HEART DISEASE/ STROKES
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WHAT IS A STROKE
THE BLOCKAGE OF A BLOOD VESSEL IN THE BRAIN
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WHAT IS CVD?
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE WHICH IS THE BUILD UP OF PLAQUE WITHIN THE WALLS OF THE ARTERY
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WHAT IS PLAQUE
FATTY DEPOSITS AND CHOLESTEROL
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WHY IS VISKING TUBING USED?
TO REPRESENT THE GUT IN INVESTIGATIONS
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ADVANTAGES OF VISKING TUBING?
SAME PERMEABILITY
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DISADVANTAGES?
SMALL PORES UNLIKE GUT
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