Digestion
Type of digestion that breaks food into smaller pieces.
What is physical digestion?
These are used to test for fats/lipids.
What are ethanol and water?
Digestive juice in the mouth that helps break down starch.
What is saliva?
The body’s main source of energy.
What are carbohydrates?
The process of taking in food into the mouth.
What is ingestion?
Digestion begins here
What is the mouth?
This is present when results show a blue-black colour.
What is starch?
This enzyme breaks down proteins in the stomach.
What is pepsin?
These are needed for growth and repair.
What are proteins?
This process removes undigested food from the body
What is egestion?
The act of mixing food with digestive juices in the stomach.
What is churning?
This is used to test for starch.
What is Iodine solution?
The enzyme that reads down starch.
What is Amylase?
This nutrient provides insulation and is a secondary source of energy.
What are fats/lipids?
The movement of digested nutrients into the blood stream.
What is absorption?
The movement that pushes food through the digestive tract?
What is peristalsis?
The colour observed when a simple sugar is present.
What is brick red?
Acidic juice in the stomach.
What is Hydrochloric acid?
These are need in small amounts to keep the body healthy.
What are vitamins and minerals?
The muscular tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach
What is the esophagus?
This reagent is used to test for protein.
What is Biuret reagent?
A substance that helps to prevent constipation.
What is fibre?