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Write a definition for digestion Physical and chemical breakdown of food for absorption
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2 Enzymes and the digestive system Lesson 1 The digestive system 1. Identify the major organs involved in human digestion 2. Describe how food is digested 3. Explain the role of various enzymes
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Physical Digestion
Look after your teeth! They break down food and break open cells. This increases the surface area of the food available to enzymes for chemical digestion Your stomach is a large bag of muscle it turns the food ( with acid and enzymes) to further break it down
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Chemical Digestion Does your bacon buttie pass straight across your cell membranes? Why? What does your body do to food to allow your intestine to absorb the nutrients? ENZYMES they all work by hydrolysis. Water is added to split the chemical bonds holding larger molecules together All end in ASE!!!!!!!!
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Match the enzyme to the substrate Carbohydrase Lipase Protease Its a bit like the Borg it allows these other molecules to be ASSIMILATED
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Enzymes catalyze both anabolic (building up) and catabolic (breaking down) reactions.
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Similar cells are often grouped together to form a tissue, and several of these tissues may form an organ. Organ systems are groups of organs which perform a specific function.
In mammals, several systems help to exchange substances with the environment. This includes the exchange of gases in the respiratory system and the exchange of food molecules in the digestive system.
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Digestive functions
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Choose a classmate Draw around them Use other paper to add the following organs- oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, salivary glands and the pancreas Label these with heir function
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Peristalsis
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In which part of the digestive system is most food absorbed? Small food molecules are usually absorbed in the small intestine, diffusing across the intestine wall and into the bloodstream.
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small intestine
blood vessels
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glucose