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Peristalsis mixes food with gastric juice in the stomach
False
Name the enzymes digests proteins?
Trypsin and Pepsin
Where does ingestion begin?
mouth
What part of the small intestine are nutrients absorbed into the blood?
ileum
What is the acid produced in the stomach?
HCL
What word is used to describe food which has been mixed with stomach juices.
chyme
Which term describes the movement of food down the oesophagus by a wave of muscular contraction
Peristalisis
Define the term chemical digestion
The breaking down of large food molecules by the use of enzymes.
Define the term egestion
The removal of undigested food from the body
Bile is produced by ____, stored in ____, released by _____
liver; gall bladder; bile duct
Fats are digested by bile into fatty acids and glycerol
False
Where does most of the digestive process take place?
Small intestine
What is the function of the gall bladder?
storage of bile
The diagram shows the human alimentary canal. Which of the organs are related to digestion of carbohydrates?
R and T only
name the teeth
canine
what is the function of these two teeth
grinding
