Worksheetsintro to digestion
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Carnivore
eats meat
eats plants
eats plants/meat
Herbivore
eats meat
eats plants
eats plants/meat
omnivore
eats meat
eats plants
eats plats/meat
Monogastric
1 stomach chamber
4 stomach chambers
Ruminant
1 stomach chamber
4 stomach chambers
Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract
the pathway of where food enters and exits our body, digestive track
not digestive track
Alimentary Canal
the passage of which food passes through your body
the process of digesting and excreting waste
Digestive Tract
the passage of which food passes through your body
the process of digesting and excreting waste
Mastication
the act of chewing, grinding or breaking down food
the act of swallowing
Physical Digestion
the breaking down of food into smaller pieces
saliva, bile and other enzymes breaking down food, chemical composition.
chemical digestion
saliva, bile and other enzymes breaking down food
breaking down food
Amylase
break down carbohydrates
helps digest fats
Lipase
help digest fats
breakdown carbohydrates.
pharynx
a tube that carries air and food down your nose and mouth
a hollow muscular tube that leads to the opening of the body
esophagus
a tube that carries air and food down your nose and mouth
a hollow muscular tube that leads to the opening of the body
Peristalsis
contractions that move a bolus of food
the act of vomiting
Emesis
the act of vomiting
contractions that move a bolus of food
cardia
relating to the heart
an opening in the stomach where food is swept into the stomach
Cardiac sphincter
an opening in the stomach where food is swept into the stomach
relating to the heart
chyme
an acidic fluid consisting gastric fluid and partly digested food
absorbing nutrients to help further break down food
