food and digestion

Question 1

how many times daily should you have dairy products

Answer 1

3

Question 2

what is the function of the mouth

Answer 2

to take in and digest food

Question 3

what is the function of the small intestine

Answer 3

produces enzymes which complete the break down of food

Question 4

bile

Answer 4

a liquid produced by the liver which helps digest fat in the small intestine

Question 5

pancreas

Answer 5

helps digest food

Question 6

oesophagus

Answer 6

muscular tube which forced food down to the stomach using a wave of muscular action

Question 7

what is the stomach

Answer 7

a muscular bag which traps food for a few hours

Question 8

what is the function of the stomach

Answer 8

produces enzymes which chemically digest food, also churns and physically digests and mix food

Question 9

large intestine

Answer 9

absorbs water fro the remaining indigestible food matter and transmits useless waste

Question 10

incisors

Answer 10

cut slice and nibble food

Question 11

canines

Answer 11

grip and tear food

Question 12

premolars and molars

Answer 12

chew,crush and grind food

Question 13

enzyme

Answer 13

protein that speed up a reaction without being used up in the reaction

Question 14

product

Answer 14

substance produced as a result of the action of an enzyme

Question 15

substrate

Answer 15

substance that an enzyme acts on

Question 16

Benedict’s solution

Answer 16

to test for reducing sugar

Question 17

name the six nutrients in a balanced diet

Answer 17

carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, water, proteins, fats