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The Digestive System:

The 6 Stages of Food Processing Stomach
Structure & Function How is the stomach responsible
1) Ingestion: for mechanical digestion?

Macronutrients from food

2) Propulsion: Carbohydrates simple sugars (amylase)
How is the stomach responsible
for chemical digestion?
3) Digestion: Lipids/fats fatty acids (Lipase)

4) Absorption: Proteins amino acids (Proteases) Describe the relationship
between HCL and pepsinogen in
the stomach
5) Compaction:


6) Elimination:

Small Intestine (SI)
Mouth Function:
- Site of ingestion


- Digestion:
- How is SA:V maximised in the
- SI?

- Salivary gland secretions:
1) Salivary amylase
2) Lingual lipase

Oesophagus
Function: Large Intestine (LI)
Propulsion (smooth muscle) Function:

Liver (accessory organ) Extra Notes:

What makes the liver unique?
(hint: think about blood supply)



Function:

Alimentary canal:
Structural layers

Mucosa:

Gall Bladder (accessory organ) Tasks
Functions: Submucosa: 1) Record the pH changes along the
alimentary canal

Pancreas (accessory organ) Muscularis Externa: 2) Draw and label the five sphincters
Function: observable in the digestive tract

Serosa: 3) Draw and label the rectum and the
anus