SCIENCE DAY2 Flashcards
type of digestion: Chewing of food in the mouth
physical digestion
type of digestion: breakdown of large food molecules by enzymes
chemical digestion
pharynx is the
throat
passes food from your throat to your stomach (food tube)
esophagus
where chemical digestion starts
stomach
mixed food and gastric juices
chyme
final place of digestion
has villi (finger like structure)
small intestine
water absorption, production of vitamin K, it ends in rectum
large intestine
passageway of defecation
anus
accessory organs of digestive system
- salivary gland
- liver
- gall bladder
- pancreas
largest internal organ in the body
liver
liver creates _______
bile
bile digest ______
fats
stores bile
gall bladder
secrete enzymes for digestion of food
pancreas
system that transport blood to other parts of the body
circulatory system
pumps blood
heart
brings blood back to the heart
vein
contains of blood cells (RBC, WBC, PLATELETS) and plasma
blood
brings blood away from the heart
artery
red blood cell is red because of
hemoglobin
carries oxygen
hemoglobin
protein found in the plasma is responsible for blood clotting
fibrinogen
vitamin need for blood clotting
vitamin K