chapter 25 part 1 exam 3 Flashcards
Digestion
Process of breaking down food into simpler forms through mechanical and chemical manipulation in the Gastrointestinal tract (GI), resulting in the absorption of nutrients
-products come in, degraded via chemical digestion, things are absorbed from that
Ingestion
entry of material in mouth
mechanical digestion
churning, segmentation, & grinding of ingested food
Chemical digestion
acid, enzymes, buffers, emulsifying salts secreted to break chemical bonds
Absorption
movement of simplified macronutrients, micronutrients, and water into the interstitial fluid of the GI tract
Excretion
unabsorbed ingesta, undigested food, metabolic waste, sloughed cells of GI lining, & bacteria
Compaction
dehydration & compaction of waste material; feces formation
a lot of enzymes work in very particular pH levels so buffers can drop or raise pH for enzyme so that it can function
true?
anything too large for kidney to take out of the blood is transferred into bile which goes into small
intestines to be excreted later
true
Nutrients in GI: Proteins
individual amino acids and peptides
Nutrients in GI: Fats
micelles, spheres of fatty acids and monoglycerides
Nutrients in GI: Sugars; simple sugars (monosaccharides)
fructose, glucose
Nutrients in GI: sugars; structural carbohydrates
fiber is not absorbed
Nutrients in GI: water
diffused through small intestine and large intestine
Nutrients in GI: micronutrients; vitamine
C, B12, E, K…
Nutrients in GI: micronutrients; minerals
calcium, phosphorus, iron…
Nutrients in GI: pH
enzymes rely on specific pHs; concentration of H+
- stomach of pH of 2
- small intestines pH of 4
Stomach pH of
2
small intestine pH of
4
Mucosa
inner lining of GI tract; mucous membrane
Submucosa
exocrine; large lymphatic & vasculature
Muscular layer
propels ingesta; form sphicters
Serosa
serous membrane
Serous membrane _____ friction as organs are moved against each other
reduced
Peristalsis
- longitudinal muscle
- circular muscle
- longitudinal muscle moves along and pushes chunk out
Segmentation
- involved with mechanical digestion
- churn
- no propulsion
- only circular
- breaks it down into smaller sections to increase surface area so chemicals can act upon digestion