digestion is…. the chemical and physical breakdown of large food molecules into smaller soluble...
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Digestion is….
The chemical and physical breakdown of large food molecules into smaller soluble ones
Human Digestive System
Human Digestive System
AppendixRectum
Human Digestive System
Appendix
Mouth
Oesophagus or gullet
Liver
Gall Bladder
Anus
Large Intestine
Stomach
Pancreas
Small intestine
Rectum
Digestion
Mechanical digestion•Physical breakdown of food (moving bits)•Teeth, tongue
Chemical digestion (Mostly!)•Digestion using chemicals called enzymes•Other chemicals that help eg. Bile from liver
Digestive Enzymes
Amylase (a type of carbohydrase) breaks down carbohydrates like starch into sugars like glucose
Proteases break down proteins into amino acids
Lipases break down fats (lipids) into fatty acids and glycerol
Mouth
• The start of digestion• Food broken down by teeth (chewing)• Saliva added to soften food ready to
swallow. Saliva contains amylase that breaks down starch (carbohydrate) into sugars.
Oesophagus/Gullet
• A muscular tube (20cm long)• Food travels down to the stomach
after swallowing. Food travels by a process called PERISTALSIS
Stomach
• A muscular bag• Produces proteases enzymes to break
down proteins in food.• Contains hydrochloric acid to kill
microorganisms and help enzymes work• Acid does not digest your food for you!
AfL:
Where would you find protease enzymes?
1-Mouth2-Oesophagus3-Stomach
AfL:
Where would you find protease enzymes?
1-Mouth2-Oesophagus3-Stomach
AfL:
What enzyme is found in saliva?
1-Amylase2-Protease3-Lipase
AfL:
What enzyme is found in saliva?
1-Amylase2-Protease3-Lipase
AfL:
Which enzyme breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol?
1-Amylase2-Protease3-Lipase
AfL:
Which enzyme breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol?
1-Amylase2-Protease3-Lipase
Digestion continued…
After the stomach…
Pancreas produces digestive juices with all three enzymes which go into the first part of the small intestine.
At the same time bile is released into the small intestine from the liver (makes bile) and gall bladder (stores bile). This helps to digest fat by breaking it into droplets from large pieces.
Small intestine
• More enzymes added to finish digestion
• Absorption of digested food takes place here
Large intestines
• Water adsorbed from food into blood here
Rectum
• Where waste faeces (poo) is stored before leaving the body
Anus• A ring of muscle which prevents
faeces from leaving the body until ready
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