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Title: The digestive system
Description: Unit 8 Btec Distinction level assignment about the digestive systme
Description: Unit 8 Btec Distinction level assignment about the digestive systme
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Deadline 06/03/2023
The digestive system
Mouth The digestion begins in the mouth
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Chemical digestion happens in the mouth when the
chewed food is broken down from carbohydrates into glucose by the amylase in the
saliva
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No digestion
happens here, it's just about a 25 cm long tube that connects mouth with stomach
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The hydrochloric acid, pepsin and lipase chemically break down the food
and mix it with all the gastric juices to make chyme
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Liver produces an alkaline solution called bile
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Gallbladder stores the bile before it is released into the duodenum
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Pancreas Production of lipase, protease and carbohydrase, which are digestive
enzymes
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The liver, gallbladder and
pancreas do not actively digest, they are all attached to the small intestine
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Fat
absorption happens here
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Ileum absorption of bile and vitamin B12
Large intestine is responsible for processing waste, so emptying the bowl is easier
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Goblet cells secrete mucus, to protect the colon from acid and gasses
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The colon absorbs water from undigested food
and passes the waste to the rectum
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When
the rectum wall stretches, we can feel that we have to empty the bowl
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Deadline 06/03/2023
Nutrients deficiency
Anaemia occurs when the level of iron in your blood is too low and not enough red
blood cells are produced
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The most common cause for anaemia is not
having enough iron which is needed to make haemoglobin
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But anaemia can be fixed by taking iron supplements
or by changing your diet and having more iron rich foods
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Taking large amounts of coffee, tea, dairy or
whole grain which has large amounts of phytic acid, can make it harder for the body
to absorb iron
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The
calcium in your body helps keep healthy teeth and bones
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A lack of
calcium could lead to rickets in children
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Tiredness, itching, depression and anxiety
could also be related to a calcium deficiency
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500g
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The risk gets higher, when you eat very little, smoke or
have a long term dependency on drugs or/and alcohol
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Vitamin C deficiency can be fixed by taking
supplements, or eating vitamin C rich food like citrus fruits, bell peppers, tomatoes
or strawberries
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The recommended amount for vitamin C
Title: The digestive system
Description: Unit 8 Btec Distinction level assignment about the digestive systme
Description: Unit 8 Btec Distinction level assignment about the digestive systme