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Anatomy
12th Grade
04/03/2011

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Term
Enzyme
Definition

A protein that breaks down a substance.

 

Term
Amylase
Definition
Breaks down carbonydrates converts strach and suger protase.
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Protease
Definition
Breaks down proteins (amino acids)
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pase
Definition
Breaks down simple sugars.
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Carbonhydrose
Definition
Breaks down simple sugars
Term
gall bladder
Definition
Where bile is stored before injected into the small intestine
Term
liver 
Definition
Where bile is produced
Term
stomach
Definition
Kills bacteria, gives right ph for protease, protease, HCI hychloride acid. 
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pancreas
Definition
produce protease, Lipease and carbony drase
Term
Spincters 
Definition
Rings of muscle which are squeezed shut most of the time.
Term
rugae
Definition
ridges in the lining of your stomach
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Bile
Definition
A emulsflies fats and neutralizes stomach acid.
Term
Large intestine 
Definition
Where excess water is absorbed from the food.
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Retum
Definition
Where the faces is stored is stored before exiting the body.
Term
small intesinte
Definition
Food absorbed into food.  Inner surface covered with villi to increase area.
Term
digeston
Definition

food does not come into body in a useful form. 

Body breaks it down in a form that it can use. 

the digestive system is a group of organs that take in food and convert it into a form that cells can use.

Term
Breakdown of food
Definition
Enters through your mouth, teeth grind it into smaller pieces, saliva changes it chemically, it enters alimentary canal. 
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Physical 
Definition
Large pieces broken into smaller ones or grinding and mixing.
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Chemical
Definition
Turns food into a form cells can use
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Enzymes
Definition
Chemicala your body makes and adds to food to speed up the process of digestion.
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Things that can be immediately used by body
Definition
water, vitamins, minerals
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Things that need enzymes
Definition
fats, proteins, carbohydrates
Term
Ulcers
Definition
Can be in the stomach or the small instestine, caused when the lining or either organism is being " eatan" away or digested a hole or a score on the inside. 
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Heartburn
Definition
Caused when stomcach acid moves up the esophagus.
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