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What is digestion? |
The breaking down of foods into smaller molecules. Involves both chemical and physical digestion. |
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What is the goal of digestion? |
to get bio molecules, vitimens, and minerals to cells |
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What is the pathway of digestion? |
mouth to stomach to small intestine to blood stream to cell |
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What are enzymes? |
catalyst (proteins that speed up chem. reactions) sensitive to heat and PH specific to substance |
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What is amalyse? |
made in salivary glands works in mouth PH 7 (neutral) turns carbs into simple sugars |
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What is pepsin? |
made and works in the stomach with hydrochloric acid very low PH breaks down carbs and protiens |
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What is pancreatin? |
PH 8 works in the pancreas works in the small intestine Three enzymes: protease- proteins, amalyse- carbs, lipase- lipids |
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What is bile? |
Made in liver and stored in the gallbladder emulsifies fat works with lipase to break down foods |
