Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
What does the lIver do
A
Produces bile which emuslifies fat and neutralises stomach acid
2
Q
Gall bladder
A
Stores bile before releasing it into small intestine
3
Q
What do salivary glands produce?
A
Amylase in the saliva
4
Q
What does large intestine do
A
Where excess water is absorbed
5
Q
3 reasons
What does stomach do
A
Pummels food with muscular walls
Produces Protease enzymes pepsin
Produces hydrochloric acid to give protease the right ph and kills bacteria
6
Q
Enzymes
What does pancrease do
A
Produces protease, amylase and lipase which is released into small intestine.
7
Q
Two reasons
What does small intestine do
A
Where digested food is absorbed into the blood
Produces protease amylase and lipase
