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,Guidance to answering questions. Answer in your own words, construct a list of your sources of
information and add to the bibliography at the back.
All the questions require a detailed explanation, avoid lists and brief answers. You do not have to be
limited by the size of the text boxes/spaces provided.
Diagrams can be useful, if you include them, include a title and explain them fully.
Task 1: Fully label the diagram below
Including: mouth, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum), large
intestine, rectum, anus, pancreas, liver, gall bladder).
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, mouth Parotid gland
Submandibular gland
Tongue
Sublingual gland
Lip
pharynx
Vocal cord
oesophagus
Liver
Gallbladder
Pancreas Stomach
Large intestine Small intestine
Transverse colon Duodenum
Ascending colon Jejunum
Descending colon
ileum
Cecum
Appendix Sigmoid colon
Rectum 1
Bile duct
Anal canal
Anus
Task 2
2.a. In your own words define digestion to include a clear explanation of mechanical and chemical
digestion and an example of where they occur.
Digestion can be defined as a process whereby significantly large, insoluble biological molecules in
food such as carbohydrates, fats and protein are broken down into smaller molecules that can
dissolve across the cell membrane into the bloodstream and delivered to the cell in the body where
needed. digestion involves 2 separate processes: mechanical digestion and chemical digestion.
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,Guidance to answering questions. Answer in your own words, construct a list of your sources of
information and add to the bibliography at the back.
All the questions require a detailed explanation, avoid lists and brief answers. You do not have to be
limited by the size of the text boxes/spaces provided.
Diagrams can be useful, if you include them, include a title and explain them fully.
Task 1: Fully label the diagram below
Including: mouth, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum), large
intestine, rectum, anus, pancreas, liver, gall bladder).
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, mouth Parotid gland
Submandibular gland
Tongue
Sublingual gland
Lip
pharynx
Vocal cord
oesophagus
Liver
Gallbladder
Pancreas Stomach
Large intestine Small intestine
Transverse colon Duodenum
Ascending colon Jejunum
Descending colon
ileum
Cecum
Appendix Sigmoid colon
Rectum 1
Bile duct
Anal canal
Anus
Task 2
2.a. In your own words define digestion to include a clear explanation of mechanical and chemical
digestion and an example of where they occur.
Digestion can be defined as a process whereby significantly large, insoluble biological molecules in
food such as carbohydrates, fats and protein are broken down into smaller molecules that can
dissolve across the cell membrane into the bloodstream and delivered to the cell in the body where
needed. digestion involves 2 separate processes: mechanical digestion and chemical digestion.
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