Digestion Flashcards
Digestion
Food is broken down
Absorption
Digested food passes into the bloodstream
Elimination
Getting rid on I digested food
Types of digestion
Chemical digestion and physical digestion
Physical digestion
Taking large pieces of food and breaking them down into smaller pieces
Mouth:teeth
Stomach:churning
Chemical digestion
Involves the use of chemicals called enzymes to break food down
Enzymes
Are chemicals that speed up the reactions without being used in the reaction
What do enzymes act on
They act on a substrate and breaks it down into product
Where are amylase
In the mouth
Where are enzymes
In the stomach
Where does most of the chemical reaction happen?
It mostly happens in the small intestine
Where is bile made
Bile is made in the liver and it breaks down fats
Pancreas
Makes digestive juices which contain enzymes
Mouth
Physical(chewing) and chemical(amylase) digestion
Oesophagus
Brings food from the mouth to the stomach
