202 - Digestive System III, a Flashcards
_______ - movements of the digestive tract that are necessary for transporting the food and its digestive residues from one end to the other
motility
________ movements - ohomogenize the mixture of food and digestive juices, and assist in absorption by stirring up the layer of fluid next to the epithelial lining of the digestive tract
mixing
______ - carried out by exocrine glands that secrete juices containing mainly enzymes and cell that produce other substances for digestion
secretion
the primary inorganic ion secretions are ___, ____, and _____; involved in ___ adjustments
H+, HCO3-, NaCl; pH
bile salts and intrinsic factor are two examples of ______ substances in secretions
organic
cholesterol and bilirubin are both _______ substances in secretions
excreted
_______ are absorbed in the stomach as amino acids, dipeptides, tripeptides
proteins
_________ are absorbed in the stomach as monosaccharides (such as glucose)
Carbohydrates
_________ (____) are absorbed in the stomach as free fatty acids or monoglycerides
trigylcerides (fat)
carbohydrate digestion occurs in the mouth and stomach by salivary _____ ______ and in the small intestine by pancreatic _____ _____
alpha amylase
the microvilli of the brush border of the small intestine break down both _______ and _________
carbohydrates and proteins
the mouth starts break down of _________
carbohydrates
the stomach starts break down of ________
proteins
triglycerides (fat) and nucleic acids are broken down in the _____ _______
small intestine
emulsification by bile salts followed by pancreatic lipase breaks down __________ in the small intestine
triglycerides (fat)