This vitamin is required for the prevention of scurvy and colds and flu.
What is vitamin C?
100
Majority of food absorption occurs here.
What is the small intestine?
100
Mechanical digestion begins at this body part.
What is the mouth/ chewing?
100
Chemical Digestion begins here.
What is the mouth/ saliva.
100
Name 3 functions of digestive system
What is to mechanical digestion, chemical digestion and absorption
200
A deficiency in this mineral is called osteoporosis.
What is calcium?
200
This type of carbohydrate cannot be used by the body, so is eliminated.
What is cellulose/fibre
200
the muscular tube that carries food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach
What is an oesophagus
200
The majority of chemical digestion occurs here.
What is the small intestine?
200
The enzyme 'amylase' is mostly present in the
What is the mouth
300
This mineral is contained in many meats, and is needed by blood to carry oxygen throughout the body.
What is iron?
300
The large intestine absorbs this.
What is water and some vitamins?
300
Bile is produced by this organ.
What is the liver?
300
This nutrient is broken up into amino acid by digestive enzymes.
What is protein?
300
How does bile assist with the digestion of fat
What is emulsification?
400
This nutrient allows the body to grow and repair, forming the basis of the body's chemical substances such as enzymes, hormones and haemoglobin
What is Protein?
400
These fingerlike projections line the small intestine, increasing the surface area for absorption.
What is Villi (and microvilli)?
400
The oesophagus and small intestine aid in mechanical digestion using these wave like motions.
What is peristalsis?
400
Bile acids produced by the liver assist to break down which nutrient?
What is Fat?
400
Which organ will secrete sodium bicarbonate to neutralize the acidity of the small intestine
What is the pancreas
500
These are the 6 categories of nutrients needed by the body.
What is water, vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.
500
The rate at which food is absorbed and digested
What is Metabolism
500
What are 3 main functions of the stomach?
What is storage, what is mixing/ churning, what is a sterilising system to prevent consumption of germs
500
The cells in the lining of the stomach and small intestine produce and release a substance that control the functions of the digestive system. This substance stimulates production of digestive juices and regulate appetite.
What is hormones
500
Define digestion.
What is the breaking down of food into smaller particles that can be absorbed by the bloodstream?