8 Flashcards
Do the salivary glands do ?
Produce saliva to chew and swallow food
What does saliva contains ?
Enzymes that break down food
What do the stomach glands secrete?
Gastric and gastric juices
Would you gastric juices do ?
Help indigestion of protein and kill bad bacteria
What is chyme?
Partially digested food in a liquid form
Where does the chyme go from the stomach?
The small intestine and it has a low pH
What does Acetlycholine do?
Allows for muscles of the digestive system to contract and push food
What does adrenaline due to the digestive system ?
Relaxes the muscles of the stomach and intestines and decreases the flow of blood to these organs
What does gastrin do ?
Causes the stomach to produce an asset for dissolving and digesting food
Bicarbonate does what?
Uses the acidity of the chyme simulates the stomach to produce pepsin and the liver to produce bile