Digestion

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Apart from the duodenum, name the other part of the small intestine.
Ileum
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what is the uptake of nutrients from the gut into the bloodstream?
Absorption
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where does digestion end?
Rectum
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Apart from the appendix, name another part of the large intestine.
caecum
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how can two alpha glucose molecules join to form maltose?
Condensation
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The inability to digest dairy products.(******* ***********)
lactose intolerance
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glucose + galactose =
lactose
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how does food move through the gut?
Peristalsis
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in which cavity does digestion start?
Buccal
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what substance contains enzymes, water, buffers, mucoproteins AND antibacterial agents?
Saliva
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how to form two monosaccharides from a disaccharide?
Hydrolysis
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what is the middle layer of the gut called?
Submucosa
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what is formed when two amino acids are mixed together?
Dipeptide
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fructose + glucose =
sucrose
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what is the breakdown of food molecules, mechanicall and chemically into absorbable nutrients?
Digestion
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what test is used to test for proteins?
Biuret
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a thick, brown-green, alkaline secretion from the liver that helps emulsify fats.
Bile
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multiple condensation reactions lead to ...
Polymerisation
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what part of an amino acid changes the properties of the amino acid?(* *****)
R Group
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what enzyme is the first to be used during digestion?
Amylase
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what is a ball of food called?
Bolus
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what colour must the biuret test change to, to show that proteins are present
violet
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what type of structure depends on the hydrogen bonding between peptide bonds at different parts of a polypeptide chain?
secondary
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these proteins have polypeptide chains that are tightly folded to form a spherical shape.
globular
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Apart from the appendix, name another part of the large intestine.

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