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Digestive system - Coggle Diagram
Digestive system
The Stomach
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The inactive form of pepsin, pepsinogen is released to prevent self digestion
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Ileum
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Adaptations
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- Thin walls - permeable to nutrients
- Lacteals - absorbs the insoluble nutrients
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Duodenum
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functions of bile
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- Contains alkaline bile salts which neutralizes chyme
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The Mouth - ingestion
Digestion
Physical - chewing action by teeth: food is broken down into smaller pieces so we can swallow it. It travels down the esophagus by peristalsis
Chemical - starch -----> maltose using amylase, Amylase is found in your saliva which come from your salivary glands. pH 7-8
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Liver
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Functions
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- Converts excess A.A to urea
- detoxification of alcohol and drugs