What I Know

• Ingestion - Process where animals take in food that provides energy and nutrients.
• Assimilation - The process in which digested foods are distributed into different parts of the body cells.
• Chemical Digestion - The process of turning food into smaller molecules with the aid of enzymes.
• Small Intestine - The final stage in digestion of food happens.
• Amylase - Type of enzyme present in saliva that helps break down starch.
• Teeth - Breaks down food into tinier pieces to begin mechanic digestion.
• Digestive System - Organ system that is responsible for breaking down of large molecules into smaller molecules and absorption of organic compounds needed by the body.
• Reabsorbs Water From Chyme - Main function of the large intestine.
• Peristaltic Movement - The wavelike contraction of the smooth muscles of digestive tract that pushes food in small sections through the gasto-intestinal tube.
• Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins - If the liver is severely damaged, this is the metabolism of a nutrient that would be most affected.
• Increases Surface Area - Most essential function of the intestinal villi.
• Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation, Egestion - Correct sequence of the processes involved in the human digestive system.
• Bolus - Term for the food that is chewed and mixed with saliva that turns into a moist ball.
• Assimilation - It is ths process by which the nutrients from the digested food move into the blood vessels passing through the lining of the small intestine.
• Pepsin - An enzyme that digests protein in the stomach.