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Digestion - Coggle Diagram
Digestion
System
Mouth
Physical digestion (make food smaller)
Chemical digestion (break down starch)
Gullet
Stomach
Chemical digestion (break down proteins into Partially Digestion Proteins)
Acidic
Small Intestine
Chemical digestion (breaks down all except fibres)
Absorption of products
Large Intestine
Absorbs water and mineral salts, fibres turn to poop
Chemical
Break down food into smaller, simple molecules
Sped up by enzymes
All enzymes are proteins
Nutrients
Carbohydrates
Broken down by carbohydrase
Product: simpler sugars
Proteins
Broken down by protease
Product: amino acids
Fats
Broken down by lipase
Products: glycerol and fatty acids
Diabetes
Type 1
Insulin to reduce blood sugar level to normal
Type 2
insulin is ineffective
Physical
Breaks up food into smaller pieces