Anaphy Lab16

Digestive System

breaks down food so your body can use it for energy, growth, and repair.

Mouth

where digestion starts. Teeth chew food, and saliva softens it.

Pharynx and esophagus

move food from the mouth to the stomach

Stomach

mixes food with acid and enzymes to make a creamy fluid called chyme.

Small Intestine

breaks food down more and absorbs nutrients into the blood.

Large Intestine

absorbs water and forms solid waste

(1) Duodenum, (2) jejunum (3) ileum

Small intestine starts with and ends with? What are those (3)?

Large Intestine

absorbs water and forms solid waste.

(1) Ascending colon (2) Transverse colon (3) Descending colon (4) Sigmoid colon

Large intestine starts with and ends with? What are those (4)?

Rectum and Anus

store and release waste.

Rectum

the poop from the colon is stored in the?

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The colon is approximately ___ feet long.

Liver

makes bile to break down fats and stores nutrients

Gallbladder

bile is stored and released from the gallbladder or when fatty food enters duodenum the gallbladder contratcs and releases bile.

Pancreas

makes enzymes that help digest fats, proteins, and carbs.

(1) Amylase (2) Protease (3) Lipase

(3) Types of Enzymes in Digestive System.

Sugar

breaks down starch into? (Amylase)

Amino acids

breaks down proteins into? (Protease)

Fatty acids+Glycerol

breaks down fats and oils or lipids into? (Lipase)

Peristalsis

How does food move through the esophagus?

small intestine

Digestion takes place mostly in the?

Mechanical

the stomach accomplishes this type of digestion by churning.

Feces

Solid wastes are called?

Ulcer

A wearing away of the stomach lining…

Surface Area

Vili present in the small intestine are important because they create more ____ so that more digested food can be absorbed into the bloodstream.