The Muscularis (muscle layer of the gut) contracts in waves to digest food. What is the scientific name for this movement?
Peristalsis
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Starches from Carbohydrates contain long chains of glucose molecules known as what?
Polysaccharides
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During digestion, starch turns into disaccharide sugars (known as maltose), which then turn into what?
Glucose Molecules
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Proteins are long chains of amino acids, during digestion these chains break into smaller chains known as polypeptides, they then break into even smaller chains known as what?
Peptides
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Fat molecules are primarily broken down into what two components?
Fatty acids and Glycerol
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Food can be chewed into a bolus (pellet) to be sent down the oesophagus easily via what process?
Peristalsis
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Saliva is made up of water, mucous and bicarbonate ions which have the enzyme amylase, which turns starch into what?
The Sugar Maltose
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Increased saliva during pregnancy is known as what?
Ptyalism
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What is Chyme?
Food mixed with gastric secretions
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What is the name of the sphincter which releases chyme into the duoderium?
Plyoric Sphincter
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What is the duodenum?
First section of the small intestine
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Bile is produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. It contains bile salt, but what does bile salt do?
Turns large fat globules into small fat globules
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What do bile pigments do?
Break down haemoglobin
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Gallstones are formed when biliary sludge solidifies and gets stuck in the bile duct, but what is the pain this causes called?
Biliary colic
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Among other things, pancreatic juice contains biocarbonate ions. But what do these do?
Neutralise the stomach acid
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The Ileum absorbs digested food which then produces what?
Enzymes
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The Ileum has mucous lining which is folded. What is this called?
Villi
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What is the colons main function?
Absorbs water from undigested material to create faeces
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Card 2
Front
Starches from Carbohydrates contain long chains of glucose molecules known as what?
Back
Polysaccharides
Card 3
Front
During digestion, starch turns into disaccharide sugars (known as maltose), which then turn into what?
Back
Card 4
Front
Proteins are long chains of amino acids, during digestion these chains break into smaller chains known as polypeptides, they then break into even smaller chains known as what?
Back
Card 5
Front
Fat molecules are primarily broken down into what two components?
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