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Digestive System Flash Cards

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1What are the different levels of organisation in your body?Cells
tissues
organs
organ systems
2Name 5 organ systems of the body?Respiratory system, Digestive system, Circulatory system, Excretory system, Skeletal system.
3Name the organ system which makes the food available in a form the body can use?Digestive System
4Define Digestion.The process of breaking down food into useable form and making the nutrients available.
5Where does digestion take place in your body?In the Digestive system
6What does your Digestive System consist of?A digestive tract,
organs off to the side of the digestive tract that produce chemicals that assist with digestion
7What is the first part of the Digestive tract?The Mouth
8Name 3 organs of the Digestive System?Stomach, Liver and Pancreas
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9What are the two types of Digestion?Mechanical Digestion.
AND
Chemical Digestion.
10How does Mechanical digestion happen?Mechanical digestion happens when you tear and chew food with your teeth.
11How does Chemical Digestion happen?Chemical Digestion happens when saliva in your mouth and gastric juice in your stomach break down your food.
12Define Gastric Juice.A mixture of chemicals produced by cells in the stomach wall.
13Why is Chemical Digestion a chemical change?Because new substances are produced.
14What are the four types of teeth in your mouth?
15Define Saliva.Saliva is a watery liquid produced by your salivary glands.
16What is oesophagus?The oesophagus is long, muscular tube that has the mouth at one end and stomach at the other end.
17What is the process of Peristalsis?The process of pushing food through the digestive tract by alternating contraction and relaxing of muscles.
18What is the only muscle in the human body that is attached at only one end?The Tongue.
19What makes sure that the food goes into your stomach and not into your lungs?Epiglottis (flap of skin)
20What is Bolus?