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site of both physical and chemical digestion.
{teeth aid in phsical digestion.}
[salivary amalayse starts the digestion of Carbohydrates.] |
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transports food from the mouth to the stomch.
covered in mucas to help good travel down.
muscles squish food to move it to the stomache.
{the PHARYNX covers the trachea when food is swallowed, to ensure that food doesnt go down the wrong tube} |
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elastic sack that holds food. HCL ensures that no bacteria survive.
pepsinogen gets activated by HCL and converts into pepsin to break down proteins in the stomach.
mucas protects the lining of the stomach from the HCL |
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SMALL INTESTINE
DUODENUM,JEJENUM,ILLIUM |
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major site of digestion.
pancreatic amalayse-finishes digestion of carbohydrates
bicarbonate- nutralizes HCL from stomch
Trypsin- converts proteins into peptides
Lipase- converts lipids (processed by bile) into glyserol
(ENZYMES PRODUCED BY PANCREAS) |
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| bile is produced in the liver and stored in the galbladder where it is screated in to the small instestine and emuslfies large globs of fat so they can be processed by lipase. |
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| LARGE INTESTINE AND RECTUM |
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| water and salts are absorbed in the large intestine. left overs are stored in the rectum (poop) |
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