DIGESTION FLASHCARDS

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Flashcards on DIGESTION FLASHCARDS, created by ILHAM HASSAN on 28/02/2016.
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WHAT IS A RESPIRATORY SYSTEM? A RESPIRATORY SYSTEM TAKES IN OXYGEN.
WHAT IS A DIGESTIVE SYSTEM? A DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MAKES FOOD AVAILABLE IN A FORM THE BODY CAN USE.
WHAT IS A CIRCULATORY SYSTEM? A CIRCULATORY SYSTEM CARRIES THE FOOD AND OXYGEN TO THE CELLS WHERE IT IS NEEDED.
WHAT IS AN EXCRETORY SYSTEM? THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM GETS READ OF WASTE.
WHAT IS THE SKELETAL SYSTEM? THE SKELETAL SYSTEM SUPPORTS THE BODY AND ENABLES IT TO MOVE.
WHAT IS DIGESTION? DIGESTION IS THE PROCESS OF BREAKING DOWN FOOD INTO A USEABLE FORM AND MAKING THE NUTRIENTS AVAILABLE.
WHERE DOES DIGESTION TAKE PLACE? DIGESTION TAKES PLACE IN THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
WHAT IS YOUR OESOPHAGUS? YOUR OESOPHAGUS IS A LONG MUSCULAR TUBE THAT HAS THE MOUTH AT ONE END AND THE STOMACH AT ITS OTHER END.
WHAT IS PERISTALSIS? THE MUSCLES OF THE OESOPHAGUS PUSH THE BALL OF FOOD DOWN THE TUBE BY CONTRACTING BEHIND THE BALL . THE MUSLES THEN RELAX .
WHAT IS EPIGLOTTIS? THE FLAP OF SKIN IN THE OESOPHAGUS THAT STOPS FOOD ENTERING THE WINDPIPE.
WHAT IS AN ORGAN? AN ORGAN IS A STRUCTURE THAT CONTAINS AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF TISSUE THAT WORK TOGETHER TO COMPLETE A TASK.
WHAT IS A CELL? A CELL IS THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF ALL LIVING THINGS.
WHAT IS A TISSUE ? A TISSUE IS A GROUP OF CELLS OF THE SAME TYPE THAT CARRY OUT THE SAME JOB IN THE BODY.
WHERE DOES THE PROCESS OF DIGESTION START? THE PROCESS OF DIGESTION STARTS WITH YOUR TEETH.
HOW MANY TYPES OF DIGESTION ARE THERE? THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF DIGESTION.
WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF DIGESTION CALLED? THE TWO TYPES OF DIGESTION ARE CALLED MECHANICAL DIGESTION AND TYPICAL DIGESTION.
WHAT IS A BOLUS? A BOLUS IS FOOD ROLLED INTO A BALL BY THE TONGUE.
WHAT IS MECHANICAL DIGESTION? MECHANICAL DIGESTION IS WHEN THE FOOD IS BROKEN DOWN INTO SMALLER PIECES.MECHANICAL DIGESTIONIS A PHYSICAL CHANGE BECAUSE NO NEW SUBSTANCES ARE MADE.
WHAT IS CHEMICAL DIGESTION? IN CHEMICAL DIGESTION THE LARGE, COMPLEX SUBSTANCES IN THE FOOD ARE BROKEN DOWN INTO SIMPLER CHEMICALS.
HOW MANY TYPES OF TEETH DO WE HAVE? YOU HAVE FOUR TYPES OF TEETH: INCISORS, CANINES, PREMOLARS AND MOLARS.
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