Biology Glossary

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Absorption
the movement of digested food molecules from the alimentary canal into the blood
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Active Site
the space in the enzyme into which the substrate fits
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Alimentary Canal
the tubular part of the digestive system
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amino acid
the basic unit of a protein
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amylase
an enzyme that digests or breaks down starch
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Protese
an enzyme that digests or breaks down protein
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Lipase
an enzyme that digests lipids
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Bile
produced in the liver, stored in the gall bladder
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peristalsis
its the muscular contraction of the oesophagus that contracts and uses down food bolus
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malnutrition
is when you take in too much bad food or too little of any foods so you either become anorexia because your not eating enough or obese because your eating to much bad stuff
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Nutrition
getting correct nutrients formed, for substances for repair and growth
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BMI
body mass index
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ingestion
taking food into the mouth
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Absorption
the absorption of digested food into the bloodstream
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assimilation
building up of large molecules from smaller ones e.g.) glucose to glycogen
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Egestion
getting rid of undigested waste material in the form of feces
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Gullet
muscular tube, long transports food from out to stomach
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stomach
hydrochloric acid, protease breaks down protein
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pancrease
produces enzymes amylase and protease and lipase
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large intestine
colon-water is absorbed
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rectum
stores faces for 24hrs
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anus
exples faces out of the body
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appendix
no function
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Duodenum (small intestine)
digestion is completed their
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lleum (small intestine)
digested food is absorbed into the blood stream through the vili
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gall bladder
stores bile, neutralises stomach, emulsifies fat
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liver
priduces bile,stores the products of digestion
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bile production
bile neutrilis stomach acids, emulsifis fats
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digestion in the small intestine
a good blood supply, a thin lining, very large surface area
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vili
are very small finger like projections linning the small intestine there are many millions of vili in the small intestine
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blood capillaries
which absorb amino acids and sugars
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goblet cell
which makes mucus
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lacteal
absorts digests fats
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atery
brings blood from heart
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vein
returns blood to liver
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the space in the enzyme into which the substrate fits

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the tubular part of the digestive system

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the basic unit of a protein

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an enzyme that digests or breaks down starch

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