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Fluid or Enzyme:
Saliva
Source: Salivary Gland
Function: Moistens/lub food.
Fluid or Enzyme:
Salivary Amylase
Source: Salivary glands
Function: Digest Starch
Fluid or Enzyme: Hydrochloric Acid
Source: Gastric Glands
Function: Kills bacteria, activates pepsin
Fluid or Enzyme:
Pepsinogen
Source: Gastric Glands
Function: Active form, pepsin, digests protein
Fluid or Enzyme:
Mucus
Source: Mucous cells
Function: Protects stomach lining
Fluid or Enzyme:
intrinsic factor
Source: Gastric glands
Function: binds to vitamin b12, aiding in its absorption
Fluid or Enzyme:
Gastrin
Source: Gastric Glands
Function: Increases stomach secretions
Fluid or Enzyme: Bile Salts
Source: Liver
Function: emulsify fats
Fluid or Enzyme: bicarbonate ions
Source: pancreas
Function: digest proteins
Fluid or Enzyme: Trypsin, chymotrypsin
Source: Pancreas
Function: digests starch
Fluid or Enzyme: pancreatic amylase
Source: pancreas
Fxn: digest starch
Fluid or Enzyme: pancreatic lipase
Source: pancreas
Fxn: digests lipds
Fluid or Enzyme: nucleases
Source: pancreas
Fxn: digests nucleic acid
Fluid or Enzyme: secretin
Source: duodenum
Fxn: inhibits gastric secretions
stimulates sodium bicarbonate secretion from the pancreas and bile sectrion from the liver
Fluid or Enzyme: cholecystokinin
Source: duodenum
Fxn: inhibits gastric secretion, stimulates gallbaldder contractions and pancreas secretion (enzymes)
Fluid or Enzyme: Gastric inhibitory polypeptide
Source: duodenum
Fxn: inhibits gastric motility and secretion, stimulates gallbladder contraction
Fluid or Enzyme: peptisases
Source: small intestine
Fxn: digests polypeptide
Fluid or Enzyme: amylase
Source: small intestine
Fxn: digests starch
Fluid or Enzyme: lipase
Source: small intestine
Fxn: digests lipids
Fluid or Enzyme: sucrase
Source: small intestine
Fxn: digests sucrose
Fluid or Enzyme: lactase
Source: small intestine
fxn: digests lactose
Fluid or Enzyme: maltase
small intestine
digests maltose