12 Flashcards
How does the pancreas neutralize the pH of the chyme that comes from the stomach?
BICARBONATE
Think about feedback loops. What triggers the gall bladder to secrete bile
the hormone cholecystokinin
Draw concentric circles and label the four layers of the gut. Also label the hole at the inner most circle. List what is in these four layers
Name the sphincter that separates the stomach from the small intestine.
pyloric sphincter
DIGESTION VS ABSORPTION WHAT IS EACH
Digestion is the complex process of turning the food you eat into nutrients
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Absorption is the movement of digested food molecules through the wall of the intestine into the blood or lymph
Name the main enzyme in the stomach
PEPSIN
When glucose is taken in by the digestive track and enters your blood, cells are triggered to take in the glucose by what mechanism
GLUCAGON RECEPTOR
List the layers of the digestive track covered by a thick layer of mucous.
MUCOSAl, SUBMUCOSAl, MUSCULARIS, SEROSA
When amino acids are acquired by food because your body can’t make them they are called ___________________ ___________________ __________________
ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
The digestive track begins with the ___________________ and the first enzyme added is ___________________
MOUTH, AMYLASE
If something is called a vitamin, it cannot be made by the organism and must be taken in as a part of diet
TRUE
Vitamin K cannot be made by the cells of your body. Where is it made?
COLON
In what way is the making of a primary lysosome similar to the enzymes delivered by the pancreas?
They both break down sugars, fatty acids, nucleic acids and proteins
List the order in which storage compounds are utilized if there is no intake of food
GLYCOGEN, FAT, PROTEIN
What is bile made from? And how does oatmeal reduce cholesterol levels?
Cholesterol and it binds with the fiber in oatmeal well, thus being defecated rather than recycled in the blood.
