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Created by joehilton101
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Question | Answer |
digestion (definition) | the break down of large insoluble food molecules into small soluble food molecules |
what is peristalsis? | squeezing action of muscles that is used to move food along the gut |
what is the function of the stomach? | muscular bag which contracts in both directions to churn food |
what does churning in the stomach help to do? | physically break down and mixes it with gastric juices released by stomach lining |
what happens in the small intestine? | amylase breaks down starch into sugar |
where is amylase produced? | salivary gland pancreas small intestine |
what does protease enzyme do? | breaks down proteins into amino acids |
protease enzyme is produced in the | stomach pancreas small intestine |
what does the enzyme lipase do? | breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol |
where is lipase produced? | pancreas small intestine |
what does bile do? | neutralise acid from the stomach (acidic) and makes the small intestine alkaline |
where is bile produced and stored? | liver stored in gall bladder |
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