1. Digestion of Organic CompoundsCP

2. What is Digestion? Digestion Breakdown ingested food to acquire energy
Chemical Digestion:
Mechanical Digestion:

3. Process during Digestion
Ingestion
Secretion
Mixing and propulsion
Digestions: mechanical and chemical
Absorption
Release of Wastes

5. Structures used in chewing
Chewing by teeth
Saliva is mixed w/ food
contains enzyme: salivary amylase
Tongue functions to swallow food

6. Path to Stomach Esophagus: muscles move food to stomach Stomach:
HCL bath
Enzyme: pepsin- breakdown proteins

8. Intestines Small Intestine: Site of nutrient absorption into body
Enzymes break disaccharides and dipeptides
Large Intestine: Absorption of water

9. Waste products
Anus: Release waste products

10. Organs that help
Pancreas: releases enzymes to SI to break starches, proteins, fats and nucleic acids
Liver: secrets bile to break fat, stores glycogen
Gallbladder: stores bile to send to SI
Appendix: does nothing