Digestive System Flashcards by Sarah Murphy

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What does each cell in our body need

A

Nutrients

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Digestion

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The breakdown of food

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Starch function

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Slower supply of energy

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Glucose function

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Fast supply of energy

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Fats function

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Supplies energy /Insulates the body

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Vitamins functions

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Vitamin C prevents scurvy
Vitamin D prevents rickets

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Water function

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Helps maintain body temp
Allows cells to function

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Glucose source

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Fruits honey sweets

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Starch source

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Potatoes rice pasta

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Fats source

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Butter cream oils

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Proteins source

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Lean meat, fish ,egg whites and beans

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Vitamin C source

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Citrus fruits vegetable potatoes

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Vitamin D

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Milk butter cheese sunshine

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Water source

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Drinks vegetables

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Protein function

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Growth/repair of muscle

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What is the smallest carbohydrate

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Glucose

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What is a balanced diet

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Ensuring you obtain the corrrct amount of each food group

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Hat are the two methods of digestion

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Physical and chemical

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What are enzymes

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Biological catalysts

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What’s in saliva

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An enzyme called amylase

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What is the oesophagus

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A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

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Stomach psychical digestion

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Churning

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Stomach chemical digestion

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Dissolves food

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What happens to food in our body

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It’s too big so it needs to be broken down

What will Amylase only act on

Starch

Small instestion function

Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream

Liver function

Makes bile and breakdowns red blood cells

Facts on bile

Made in the liver Stored in the gall bladder

What does food provide

Energy growth and repair for the body

Pancreas function

Produces the enzyme amylase

Large ingestion function

Reabsorbs water into the blood