Accessory Digestive Organs (Pt. 2) Flashcards
Soft, pink, triangular gland
Pancreas
Pancreas extends across the __ from the spleen to the __ (2)
- abdomen
- duodenum
The pancreas produces pancreatic juice which contains __
enzymes
An enzyme that completes the digestion of starch
Pancreatic amylase
Carry out about half of the protein digestion (3)
- Tryspin
- Chymotrypsin
- Carboxypeptidase
The only source for lipase which is totally responsible for the digestion of fats, nucleus digests __ acid (2)
- pancreas
- nucleic acid
The pancreatic juice also contains a rich supply of __, which makes it very basic (about pH __) (2)
- bicarbonate
- 8
When the pancreatic juice reaches the small intestine, it __ the acid __ coming from the stomach (2)
- neutralizes
- chyme
The pancreas also produces the hormones (2)
- insulin
- glucagons
The largest gland of the body
liver
The liver has __ lobes, its location is under the __ and to the right __ of the body (3)
- 4
- diaphragm
- side
The liver’s main digestive function is to produce __
bile
Contains bile salts, bile pigmens, cholesterol, phospholipids, and a variety of electrolytes
bile
Only __ __ and __ aid the digestive process (2)
- bile salts
- phospholipids
Bile salts emulsify fats by physically breaking large fat __ into smaller ones
globules
Small, thin walled, green sac, snuggles in a shallow fossa in the interior surface of the liver
gallbladder
When food digestion is not occurring, bile backs up the __ __ and enters the gallbladder to be __ (2)
- cystic duct
- stored
Later when food enters the duodenum, a hormonal __ prompts the gallbladder to contract and __ out stored bile, making it available to the __ (3)
- stimulus
- spurt
- duodenum
The major functions of the digestive tract can be summarized in six words: (6)
- Ingestion
- Propulsion
- Food Breakdown (Mechanical digestion)
- Food Breakdown (Chemical Digestion)
- Absorption
- Defecation
