| A | B |
|---|
| teeth | chop and grinding of food |
| saliva | Adds liquid to foods and contains amylase |
| tongue | mixes the food with the saliva |
| esophagus | food tube, pushes food down from the mouth to the stomach |
| stomach | blends, churns, mixes food, digestive juices enter here to break food down |
| duodenum | first part of the small intestine where food is broken down further by digestive juices and enzymes |
| small intestine | nutrients are absorbed into the blood stream here |
| rectum | stores solid waste until exits body through anus |
| salivary glands | Makes saliva |
| gall bladder | Stores bile and sends it to the small intestine |
| liver | Makes bile, stores nutrients that the body does not need right away |
| pancreas | Makes chemicals needed to break down food, makes insulin |
| enzyme | Chemical that breaks down food |
| insulin | Helps cells uses sugar |
| digestive juices | acids and enzymes in the stomach that break down food |
| bile | The green fluid that breaks down fats |
| Peristalsis | The contractions of the esophagus that pushes food down to the stomach |
| Amylase | Enzyme that breaks down Starches |
| Lipase | Enzyme that breaks down Fats |
| Sucrase, Maltase and Lactase | Enzymes that break down sugars |
| Pepsidase | Enzyme that breaks down proteins |
| HCl and Pepsin | Digestive Juices |
| Stomach and Mouth | Two places mechanical and chemical digestion occurs |
| Villi | Fingerlike projections that increase the surface area of the small intestine |
| Small Intestine | Part of alimentary canal where absorption occurs |
