Digestive System Flashcards

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Q

Name at least 6 body systems

A

Digestive / alimentary

Circulatory

Respiratory

Musculoskeletal

Excretory

Reproductive

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A body system

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A group of cells, tissues and organs working together to perform a particular function

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Functions of digestive system

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Break food down

Nutrients absorbed into bloodstream

Get nutrients to the cells, where needed

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3
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Passage of food through the body

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Mouth

Throat / pharynx

Oesophagus

Stomach

Small Intestine (Duodenum, Jejenum, Ileum)

Large intestine (Colon)

Rectum

Anus

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4
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Ingestion

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Intake of food by biting, chewing and swallowing

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Digestion

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Mechanical and chemical processes that break down food into soluble nutrients

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Absorption

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The taking up of soluble nutrients by the blood stream

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Egestion

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The removal of undigested food (faeces) from the body

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8
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Where digestion takes place

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Mouth

Stomach

Small intestine

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9
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Were absorption takes place

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Intestines

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10
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Where egestion takes place

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At the end of the Colon / large intestine

From a region called the rectum

Faeces exit through the anus

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11
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Four health issues associated with the digestive system

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Ulcers

Anorexia nervosa

Diarrhoea

Liver cirrhosis

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Ulcers

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Sores on the skin or mucous membranes of stomach or intestines

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Anorexia nervosa

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An eating disorder

Obsessing about food eaten

Fear of gaining weight

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Diarrhoea

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More than five bowel movements or watery stool per day

High risk of dehydration

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Liver cirrhosis

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Liver disease

Tissues replaced with abnormal nodules or connective tissue