Digestion
Benefits
Energy
Maintain body temperature
Maintain a healthy body
Grow and repair cells and tissues
Nutrients
Carbohydrates
Starch
Sugar
Sucrose
Maltose
Glucose
Cellulose
Found in
Rice
Bread
Noodles
Proteins
Amino acids
Found in
Meat
Fish
Eggs
Build new cells
Repair worn-out tissues
Make enzymes
Fats
Fatty acids
Glycerol
Found in
Cheese
Butter
Provide 2X energy as carbohydrates
Mouth
Salivary glands
Amylase
Saliva
Oesophagus
Stomach
Stomach walls
Gastric juice
Proteases
Hydrochloric acid
Small intestine
Intestinal juice
Maltase
Proteases
Lipase
Pancreatic juice
Bile
Large intestine
Anus
Pancreas
Pancreatic juice
Amylase
Lipase
Protease
Liver
Produces
Bile
Breaks fat into smaller oil droplets
Emulsification
Helps lipases in digestion
Gall Bladder
Storage for bile
Enzymes
Complex proteins
Speed up rate of chemical reactions
Remain unchanged at the end of chemical reactions
Break down large food molecules into small molecules
"Lock and Key" hyposthesis
Amylase
Starch
Maltose
Maltase
Maltose
Glucose
Protease
Proteins
Amino acids
Lipase
Fats
Fatty acids
Glycerol