Across Flashcards
Finger-like projections increase surface area for absorption in small intestines
Villi
A lump of chewed food that moves to stomach
Bolus
These hard structures help to mechanically digest food in the mouth
Teeth
Organ produces bile
Liver
An enzyme which breaks the subunits of DNA and RNA into a phosphate, sugar, and nitrogenous base
Nucleotidase
The inactive form of the enzyme trypsin
Trypsinogen
What gets broken down into amino acids in digestive system
Protein
Small, finger-like projection located at junction of small and large intestines, which is believed to store bacteria that are important to proper functioning of the digestive system
Appendix
Small capillary of lymphatic system, found in the villi, and absorb fat
Lacteal
An enzyme which works on the duodenum to digest maltose
Maltase
Contains HCl and pepsin
Gastric juice
What is carried out by enzymes in the digestive system
Chemical digestion
What gets digested into glycerol and fatty acids in digestive system
Fats
This substance lines the stomach to protect it from damage from the stomach contents
Mucus
This substance is broken down by bile
Fat
Bile works to BLANK fats, separating large drops into tiny droplets
Emulsify
The slurry of water and partially digested food that moves from the stomach into duodenum
Chime
What carries bile from gall bladder to duodenum
Common bile duct
Folds in the wall of the stomach
Rugae
This liquid is secreted into the mouth
Saliva
This regulated the amount of chyme which is passed from the stomach to duodenum
Pyloric sphincter
The tube connecting the mouth to stomach
Esophagus
This structure stores feces before it’s eliminated
Rectum
The esophagus and intestines move food along their lengths using rhythmic muscle contractions called
Peristalsis
