Alimentary canal

• What are all of the parts of the alimentary canal?

  Mouth, Oesophagus, Stomach, Liver, Gall bladder, Pancreas, Small intestine, Large intestine, Rectum
• What do the salivary glands in the mouth produce?

  Amylase in saliva
• What is the oesophagus>?

  Muscular tube that connects the mouth and the stomach
• What happens in the stomach?

  1. Food gets pummelled by the muscular walls
  2. Pepsin the protease enzyme is produced
  3. Hydrochloric acid is produced
• Why is hydrochloric acid produced in the stomach?

  To kill bacteria and to give the optimum pH for the protease to work
• What happens in the liver?

  Bile is produced
• Where is bile produced?

  Liver
• What does the gall bladder do?

  Stores bile
• Where is bile stored?

  Gall bladder
• What does the pancreas do?

  Produce protease, amylase and lipase enzymes. Releases these into the small intestine
• Where does the enzymes from the pancreas get released to?

  Small intestine
• What happens in the small intestine?

  Protease, amylase and lipase are produced to complete digestion. Nutrients are absorbed out of the alimentary canal into the body.
• What are the 2 parts of the small intestine?

  Duodenum and ileum
• What happens in the large intestine?

  Excess water is absorbed from food
• What happens in the rectum?

  Faeces is stored here before exiting the anus