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Description
Mind Map by emilywilliams, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by emilywilliams
over 8 years ago
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DIGESTION
- INGESTION: where food is taken into mouth cavity
- MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN: large pieces are broken down to
increase surface area for action of enzymes
- PERISTALSIS: movement of food via
squeezing of muslces
- CHEMICAL BREAKDOWN: enzymes are responsible for
breakdown of organic compounds
- ABSORPTION: occurs across the small intestine which has a large
surface area due to villi
- ELIMINATION: removal of undigested
food in the form of faeces
- water and organic compounds
- ELIMINATION: removal of undigested
food in the form of faeces
- protease, lipase, amylase
- ABSORPTION: occurs across the small intestine which has a large
surface area due to villi
- oesophegus & small intestine
- CHEMICAL BREAKDOWN: enzymes are responsible for
breakdown of organic compounds
- teeth
- churning of stomach
- emulsification
- PERISTALSIS: movement of food via
squeezing of muslces
- teeth to grasp, tear or
chew food
- MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN: large pieces are broken down to
increase surface area for action of enzymes
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