Digestion

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Consumption of a substance by an organism
Ingestion
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Breaking down insoluble molecules to be aborbed into the bloodstream
Digestion
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Digested food being absorbed into the blood via the small intestine
Absorption
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Movement of digested food into the cells of the body
Assimilation
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Process of removing undigested waste from the body via excretion
Egestion
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Physically breaking up food
Mechanical
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Using enzymes to release new products
Chemical
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Secretes HCl, kills bacteria to prevent food poisoning
Stomach
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The enzyme most commonly found in the stomach
Protease
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The enzyme that salivca contains. It breaks down starch into maltose.
Amylase
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The name of the process in which the oesophagus contracts to push food down
Peristalsis
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Creates a juice that contains 3 enzymes and is mixed with bile
Pancreas
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Produces bile which gets stored in the gall bladder
Liver
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Card 2

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Breaking down insoluble molecules to be aborbed into the bloodstream

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Digestion

Card 3

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Digested food being absorbed into the blood via the small intestine

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Card 4

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Movement of digested food into the cells of the body

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Card 5

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Process of removing undigested waste from the body via excretion

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