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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM REVISION

1. WORDLIST AND TERMS TO FOLLOW


 3 Functions of digestive system
- Breaks down
- Nutrients
- Energy
 Mechanical and chemical digestion
- Mechanical: Physical/movement

- Chemical: Enzymes and acid

 Mouth
- Chewing -> food into smaller pieces:
Type of digestion?

- Amylase in saliva breaks down carbohydrates


Type of digestion?

- Saliva lubricates the food

 Esophagus
- Peristalsis:
Type of digestion?

- Amylase:
Type of digestion?

 Stomach
- Chyme

- Protease

- Protein

- Acid/Kill bacteria

- Churn
 Liver and gallbladder
- Bile:

- Liver makes bile

- Gallbladder stores bile

- Toxins

 Pancreas

- Lipase

- Fat

- Protease

- Protein

- Amylase

- Carbohydrates

 Duodenum
 Small Intestine
- Final stage of digestion
- Blood vessels: absorb nutrients and carry them around the body
- Villi:

 Large intestine and Rectum


- Large intestine

- Faeces

- Rectum
2. PRACTICE EXERCISES
1. Name the type of digestive parts below:
2. Complete the table below

Carbohydrates Proteins Fats


Main sources Pasta, potato, rice Nuts, meat, beans Cheese, oils,
chocolate
Enzymes used to
break down
Where
Products after Maltose, glucose Amino acids Glycerol, and Fatty
digestion Acid
3. Which type of digestion happens throughout the digestive process?

4. Which only happened in the first or second half? Why do you think that is?

5. Which fluids break down fats?

6. What is the product made of acid and enzyme in the stomach?

7. Match the type of enzymes with the categories of food below:

1. Carbohydrate a. Lipase
2. Protein b. Protease
3. Lipid (Fat) c. Amylase

8. What all types of digestive enzymes can be produced?

9. Where does the final stage of digestion happen?

10. What is the name of the digestive fluid made from liver and gallbladder?

11. Which type of fluid is not considered as enzymes but still aids digestion?

12. What type of nutrients does the large intestine absorb into the body?

 TRUE/FALSE

13. Physical/mechanical digestion involves enzyme (T/F)


14. Chemical digestion only needs enzymes to function (T/F)
15. Protease is used to break down fat (T/F)
16. Chewing grinds food into small pieces (T/F)
17. Esophagus has both physical and chemical digestion (T/F)
18. Liver stores bile (T/F)
19. Gallbladder makes bile (T/F)
20. The pancreas and gall bladder both release their chemicals in the duodenum (T/F)
21. Duodenum is the last part of the small intestine (T/F)
22. Liver can clean toxins out of blood (T/F)
23. Villi absorbs the nutrients into the blood and increases the surface area of the large
intestine (T/F)
24. Digestion ends in large intestine (T/F)
25. Totally, there are 8 stages of digestion (T/F)

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