Digestive System

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What body parts do food pass through? (in order)
Mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestines, large intestines, rectum, anus
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What organs are part of the digestive system but food doesn't pass through them?
Liver, pancreas
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How does the mouth help break up food MECHANICALLY? (Explain meaning of mechanically)
Churning the teeth- mechanically as it is physical
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How does the mouth help break up food CHEMICALLY? (Explain meaning of chemically)
Enzymes in saliva break up the food molecules
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How does the stomach break down food MECHANICALLY?
It churns it (for 4 hours)
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How does the stomach break up food CHEMICALLY?
Enzymes
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How does the small intestines help break down food?
Enzymes
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What is the role of the large intestines in the digestive system?
Absorbs water
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How is food absorbed into the blood stream?
Through the gut wall in the small intestines
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What is the role of the liver in the digestive system?
Produces bile to store waste products.
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What is the role of the pancreas in the digestive system?
Produces enzymes.
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What is starch converted to and stored as?
Glucose
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What happens when proteins are digested?
Amino acids
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What enzyme breaks down carbohydrates?
Carbohydrase
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What enzyme breaks down proteins?
Protease
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What enzyme breaks down lipids?
Lipase
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