Chapter 3

Question 1

What are 3 components of digestion?

Answer 1

1) the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food; 2) absorption of nutrients across the membranes of the digestive tract; 2) excretion of waste products from the body

Question 2

3 categories of liver functions

Answer 2

1) metabolic regulation; 2) hematological regulation; 3) bile production

Question 3

Which enzymes help break down carbohydrates, lipids and proteins?

Answer 3

Pancreatic amylase, lipase and protease.

Question 4

What are the endocrine and exocrine functions of the pancreas?

Answer 4

Enzyme secretion into the blood stream and into the digestive tract.