Digestive Worksheet
Digestive Worksheet
Digestive Worksheet
Digestion
Mouth Food is ingested :sense organs (e.g. on tongue )detect sweet , sour ,salt ,bitter
Salivary glands Secrete saliva containing salivary amylase (enzyme ) and mucus
Blood capillaries Lead to hepatic portal vein Absorbs glucose and amino acids
Epithelium single cell layer Allows diffusion and some active transport of digested food
Terms to know
Terms Definition
Digestion The process of breaking down complex food substances into small molecules mainly
by enzyme action.
Absorption Passage of digested food, salts, vitamins and water through the walls of the gut into
the transport system (e.g. glucose diffuses through the villus into the blood
capillaries.
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Assimilation The building up of the products of digestion into compounds in the body (e.g. amino
acids from proteins for cell growth).
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Instructions:
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12. Describe what happens to fats as they pass through the following regions of the alimentary
canal :
i. The mouth cavity
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ii. The duodenum
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iii. The rest of the small intestine
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13. Digestion is the process whereby food is broken down into smaller substances.
i. State ONE function of EACH of the following in the stomach :
a) Hydrochloric acid
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b) Pepsin
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ii. In which organ of the body is bile produced and what is the function of bile in digestion?
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