Unit 3 - Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care
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Summary Unit 3 - Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care digestive system
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Course
Unit 3 - Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care
Institution
PEARSON (PEARSON)
Book
BTEC National Health and Social Care Book 2
Unit 3 - Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care digestive system, All you need to learn about the digestive system. Full guide including keywords, body organs ect.
Digestive starts at aliriary canal from throats to anus
The mouth
Food starts in mouth in salavairy gland.
Teeth chew and break down food.
The mouth and tounge roll food into ball called bolus -
this called machamical digestion
The enzyme amylase breaks down carbs
The oespohagus
Transports bolus from pharynx to stomach.
It moves in muscular contractions known as peristatis.
Flap in the epiglottis covers trachea prevent todo going
into respiratory system
STOMACH
Walls churn food around and pour on gastric
juices from gastric glands. This is called chyme.
Gastric juice contains hormone protease and
hydrochloride acid.
P.h of stumack is 1-2 strongly acidic. -> epthical
lining of stomach contains goblet cells that
produce muscas to protect lining. Uclers form
Stomach empties the chyme into duedenum tho
sphincter.
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