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Digestive System
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- 1What does food turn into, in the stomach, and why?CHYME
digests food faster - 2Can stomach acid breakthrough skin?YES!!!
- 3How long does it take for food to digest, in general?A long time.
- 4You grow a new stomach lining, in how many days?3 days
- 5What make a complete protein?Beans and Rice
- 6When you are hungry what does your stomach muscles do?contract
- 7What is the acid in your stomach called?hydrochloric acid
- 8What protects your stomach walls from acid?mucus
- 9How long is the adult small intestine?7 metres long
- 10How long is a child's long intestine?4 Metres
- 11How long is the large intestine?2 metres
- 12What do living organisms require to survive?energy
- 13What different sources do you obtain energy from? And what must be done to it for the body to use it's nutrients?carbohydrates (sugar, starch)
lipids (fat, oils)
protiens
The must be processed by your digestive system. - 14What is the digestive systems function?it breaks down food into small enough parts to be used by cells
- 15What is the esophagus?tube that connects mouth to the stomach
- 16What is mechanical digestion?physical breakdown of food into small pieces
- 17what is chemical digestion?breakdown of large particles into smaller particles by substances called enzymes
- 18what are the parts of the digestive tract? (in order)mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
- 19What are organs that help in digestion?liver and pancreas
- 20What 2 general things make up the digestive system?digestive tract+digestive organs=
digestive system - 21Where does food enter?mouth
- 22Where does undigested food exit?anus
- 23How long does digestion take?2-3 days
- 24Where does chemical digestion start?mouth
- 25Where does most of the chemical digestion take place?small intestine
- 26What is bile?liquid that breaks down fat and oils
- 27What are enzymes?a protein that controls chemical activities
- 28Can you live without enzymes?NO
- 29What type of enzymes help digest food? Where were they made from?digestive enzymes
they were made from special group cells called glands - 30Where are the tiny digestive glands found?in the walls of the stomach and small intestine
- 31Where are digestive glands found outside of the digestive tract?salivary glands (3 pair-mouth) and pancreas
- 32Enzymes from the glands enter the digestive tract through what?small tubes
- 33Does food pass through the glands?Glands help in digestion, but food does not pass through them
- 34What do salivary glands produce?saliva, made mostly out of water
- 35What does saliva contain?amylase- an enzyme
- 36What does saliva do to food?moistens it, making it easier to swallow
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