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11 Cards in this Set
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Alimentary Canal |
Mouth & buccal cavity → Oesophagus → Stomach → Small intestine → Large intestine |
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Saliva |
Salivary Amylase: Starch → Maltose Lingual Lipase: Fats → Fatty acids + Glycerol |
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Mucus |
Moisten + Lubricate |
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Bolus |
a small round soft mass (as of chewed food) |
chewed food |
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Four types of cells in the stomach |
Mucous cells: alkaline mucus to protect epithelium Parietal cells: HCl Chief cells: Pepsinogen + Prorennin G cells: Hormone gastrin |
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Pepsin |
Proteins → Polypeptide chains |
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Renin |
Curdle caseinogen to casein → Slows down the milk to be absorbed in time |
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Three sections of the small intestine |
Duodenum: receives chyme and digestive juice ( pancreatic juice + bile ) Jejunum: chemical digestion completesIleum: absorption happens |
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Pancreas |
- Pancreatic juice: trypsin, pancreatic amylase, pancreatic lipase - Insulin & glucogen: control the concentration of glucose + carbonhydrate metabolism |
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Bile |
- stored in gall bladder - emulsifies fats |
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Intestinal Juice |
Maltase, peptidase & lipase |
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