chapter 25 part 2 exam 3 Flashcards
Stomach
- stores ingesta
- first site of significant chemical digestion: pepsin; low pH
- Mechanical digestion
- Formation of chyme
Stomach musculature churns the ____
ingesta
Gastric folds
gastric rugae
Gastric cells: mucous secrets
Mucin
Gastic cells: Parietal secrets
HCl
Gastric cells: Chief secrets
pepsinogen
Gastric cells: Enteroendocrine secretes
hormones
-G: gastrin
Gastric secretions and stomach churning are controlled by hormones from _____________ cells
enteroendocrine
Pepsinogen turns into pepsin when exposed to _____
HCL
Pepsin & pH of ___ will break down proteins
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functions of small intestine
- buffer chyme to pH of 4
- Chemical/mechanical digestion
- nutrient absorption
- water absorption
- immune function
Duodenum (small intestine)
- shortest section
- chemical/mechanical digestion
- Bicarbonate from Brunner’s gland
Jejunum (small intestine)
- chemical/mechanical digestion
- Secretion of small intestine enzymes
- absorption
Ileum (small intestine)
- longest section
- some absorption
- immune function, Peyer’s patches
SI enzymes on lactase
lactose into glucose and galactose
SI enzymes on peptidase
peptides into AA (amino acids)
SI enzymes on Maltase
maltose to glucose
Lacteal
lymphatic vessel
Large Intestine parts
- Cecum
- Colon
- Rectum
Functions of large intestine
- absorbs water & salts, compacts feces
- site for bacterial fermentation, Vitamin K synthesis, SCFAs
- feces storage
- pH regulation
Appendix (veriform appendix)
part of lymphatic system, reservoir of microbiota