Chapter 3: Digestion, Absorption and Metabolism Flashcards

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define: metabolism

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  • sum of all chemical reactions in the body
  • Metabolism of nutrients: cellular respiration; captures all the energy in sugars, triglycerides and amino acids into ATP
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digestion

- describe 2 types

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  • Process that separates nutrients in food and breaks larger molecules into smaller ones
  • Mechanical digestion: teeth chewing, stomach churning
  • Chemical digestion: uses enzymes to alter the chemical structure of nutrients and reduces them to their building blocks
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enzymes

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Speed up reactions and provides location for chemical reactions to occur

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hydrolysis

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The input of water breaks down the molecule

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condensation

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Combines molecules by liberating a water molecule

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hormones

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Chemical messengers required for many physiological processes

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sphincters

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Circular muscles that contract to close openings and relaxes to open them

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What are some things that impact digestive transit times. What is the average digestive time?

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  • Age, activity levels, diet, gender, medication, infection, emotional state
  • ~2 days for food to pass through the entire tract
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List all the layers of the digestive tract wall (5)

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  • lumen
  • mucosa
  • submucosa
  • muscularis
  • serosa
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describe the following layer of the digestive tract wall: lumen and mucosa

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  • lumen: inner cavity of the small intestine tube
  • mucosa: layer that secretes mucus, keeps digestive tract moist, and protects it from infection, plays a role in absorption
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describe the following layer of the digestive tract wall: submucosa

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  • Submucosa: connects mucosa to the more superficial muscularis layer, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves are found here
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describe the following layer of the digestive tract wall: muscularis

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  • Muscularis: composed of smooth muscles that are autonomic; pushes food forward and helps it mix with digestive secretions
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describe the following layer of the digestive tract wall: serosa

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  • Serosa: outermost layer that consists of a layer of connective tissue; helps to reduce friction with organs or helps anchor tract in place
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explain the enteric nervous system

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  • Various nerves and nerve plexuses that create a system
  • 500 million neurons arranged in groupings called a nerve plexeus
  • all in the lining of the gastrointestinal system
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mouth

  • chemical digestion
  • manual digestion
  • define bolus
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  • chem. digestion: saliva - from 3 main glands (parotid, submandibular, sublingual)
  • 2 enzymes: salivary amylase becomes amylose (starch); lingual lipase (lipids)
  • manual digestion: tongue and teeth
  • bolus: uniform cohesive structure created through chewing and saliva
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pharynx

  • role
  • define: epiglottis
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  • Passageway for both food and air

- Epiglottis; flap of tissue that covers trachea opening when we swallow so food goes down the esophagus

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esophagus

- role

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  • Passageway for food from pharynx to stomach; Food enters stomach with the lower esophageal sphincter opens
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how does food move through the digestive tract?

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  • Peristalsis: smooth muscle contractions to move bolus further through the digestion tract
  • Gravity helps too
  • NOT segmentation
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stomach

  • how long does food remain in the stomach
  • what is chemically digested here
  • mechanical digestion
  • types of muscle (3)
  • define chyme
  • pyloric sphincter
  • crypts
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  • 4-5 hours before it empties
  • chemical digestion of protein begins; Partial absorption of water and amino acids occur here
  • mechanical digestion: diagonal smooth muscle allows for churning to facilitate chemical digestion
  • types of muscle: longitudinal, circular, diagonal
  • chyme: bolus turns into semiliquid substance
  • pyloric sphincter: opens to let chyme enter the small intestine
  • crypts: invaginations in the stomach that increase surface area, allowing more stomach cells to be involved in digestion
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gastric juices (4)

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  • Mucus: lubrication and a medium for chemical reactions to occur in; lines the stomach’s inner wall protecting it from stomach acid and juices
  • Hydrochloric acid (HCl): unravels proteins, exposing sites where enzymes can further break them down; plays a role in activating pepsin
  • Pepsinogen: proenzyme; HCl converts pepsinogen into pepsin; Pepsin: breaks down amino acid chains into smaller chains
  • Gastric lipase: breaks down lipids
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small intestine

  • describe the structure
  • villi
  • microvilli
  • enterocytes
  • capillary beds
  • lacteal
  • peristalsis and segmentation
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structure

  • 6m in length
  • duodenum, jejunum, ileum
  • large folds that face the lumen (increase SA and slow the passage of food along its path)
  • villi
  • microvilli: tiny projections in the enterocytes; make up the brush border; where digestive enzymes are stored (lactase, sucrase, maltase)
  • enterocytes: small intestine cells that line the peaks and valleys of the villus surface
  • Capillary beds exist within the submucosa of the villi; all nutrients are absorbed here except for large lipids and fat soluble vitamins
  • Lacteal: lymphatic vessels that absorb large lipids and fat soluble vitamins; enter the blood by draining through the thoracic duct
  • segmentation: movement that breaks material into smaller components while mixing it with digestive juices
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absorption in the small intestine

  • osmosis
  • simple diffusion
  • facilitated diffusion
  • active transportation
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  • Osmosis: movement of water in response to concentration differences
  • Simple diffusion: fatty acids and fat soluble vitamins; absorbed along the spaces between phospholipids in the enterocyte cell membrane; do not require a transporter
  • Facilitated diffusion: a protein transporter acts as tunnels to allow material to pass from an area of high concentration to low concentration; Certain sugars require this (fructose)
  • Active transportation: glucose and amino acids move from an area of low concentration to high concentration; requires energy and a protein transporter to move against the concentration grain
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List the accessory organs

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  • pancreas
  • gallbladder
  • liver
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pancreas

  • 2 functions
  • list the enzymes (4)
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  • Regulates blood glucose using hormones (endocrine function)
  • Insulin: when glucose rises tells body to store sugar
  • Glucagon: tells liver to release stored sugar when glucose drops
  • Releases pancreatic juices (exocrine function) that contain digestive enzymes into the small intestine
  • Protease: protein digestion
  • Lipase: lipid digestion
  • Amylase: carbohydrate digestion
  • Bicarbonate: buffer that reduces acidity of chyme, increasing the effectiveness of digestion in small intestine
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Liver and gallbladder - emulsification - micelle
- The liver produces bile which promotes lipid digestion - Gallbladder stores bile; secretes it when needed - Emulsification: suspension of lipids to be easily transported within the small intestine’s lumen - Micelle: grouped lipids within a ring of bile salts
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summarize the chemical digestion that occurs in the small intestine for - carbs - proteins - lipids
- see google doc
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large intestine - list the parts - mechanical digestion - rectum
- 1.5m in length but with a larger diameter than the small i - ileum from small intestine - -> cecum: first part of the large intetine - appendix: hangs from the cecum; plays a role in microbiome composition - cecum --> ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid colons (collectively known as the colon) - mechanical digestion: peristalsis and segmentation - rectum: where feces is held until it is ready to be excreted
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microbiome - define - microbiota - explain role
- genetic material of the non human organisms found in our body - microbiota: all the non-human organisms found in our body - Play a role in vitamin synthesis, energy harvesting, health/disease, appetite - Fermentation of unused carbohydrates and production of short-chain fatty acids (energy harvesting) - Promote healthy population of intesntinal cells - Prevent allergies - Prevent IBD - Suppress growth of harmful bacteria
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probiotics - define - found in? - impact
- Cultures of living organisms, typically bacteria - Found in: some supplements, yogurt, kombucha - Need to be taken for a month+ for effects to be evident: Antibiotic associated diarrhea, traveller’s diarrhea, acute respiratory infections, infant colic, type of colitis; Ongoing research on effect of IBS, obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer
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prebiotics
- Act as food for the microbiome and support its function - Medium length carbs that our gut microbes ferment - Sources: asparagus, beet sugar, onion, wheat, honey, banana, barley, tomato, rye, soymilk, peas, beans, and seaweed
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ulcers - what - how - 2 types
- Open sores that can occur along the lining of a body structure - Caused by a weakening of mucosal layer of the digestive tract wall - Canker sores: ulcer in the mouth; caused by biting the cheek, eating a lot of acidic food, burning the inside of the mouth - Peptic ulcers: occur in the esophagus, stomach, or small intestine; related to H. pylori bacteria infection
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease aka acid reflux - what - treatments - what can it lead to
- Weakening of the lower esophageal sphincter that allows stomach acid to spill upward into the esophagus - Weight loss improves acid levels and symptoms of acid reflux - Elevating the head of the bed reduces reflux - Decreasing tobacco, alcohol, chocolate, large meals, spicy foods, high fat meals reduce symptoms - Can lead to the narrowing of the esophagus and promote esophageal ulcers
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Illness that impacts the large intestine, symptoms include abdominal pain, bloating, cramping, diarrhea, constipation, flatulence - Cause: muscular and nervous system impairment, inflammation, infection, gender (being a woman), family history can all increase risk - Changes in the microbiota may promote and aggravate symptoms
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Diverticulitis - define - diverticula - bleeding diverticula - what can increase your risk to get diverticulitis
- diverticula: weakened walls of the large intestine form outpouching - Inflamed diverticula= diverticulitis - Bleeding diverticula= diverticulosis - Age, obesity, smoking, physical inactivity, low fibre high animal fat diet can increase risk
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gallstones - define - how can it occur - risk factors
- Hardened bile deposits that accumulate in the gallbladder or bile duct; can cause pain when fat is consumed and the gallbladder contracts to release bile - Occur due to an overabundance of cholesterol - Risk factors: gender (women), estrogen-containing contraceptives, obesity, rapid weight loss, physical inactivity
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Colorectal cancer
- Physical activity and obesity increase risk - Diets high in red and processed meats increase risk - Diets high in vegetables, fruits, and fibre decrease risk
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constipation
- Difficult to pass or less frequent bowel movements - Increases risk for hemorrhoids - Stools are hard and dry, can be painful to excrete - Risk factors: age, female sex, genetics, physical inactivity, IBS, use of certain medications - Diets low in fruits, vegetables and water increase risk
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diarrhea
- When matter passes too quickly through large intestine - Stools are loose and have a liquid like consistency - Typically due to bacterial and viral infections; body tries to pass bacteria or viruses out of body quickly
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Food allergies
Immune system reacts to non harmful antigens called allergens - First exposure: begins the process with the production of antibodies - Second: allergens bind to antibodies and cause release of histamine - Symptoms: redness, swelling, hives, tingling on tongue/lips, difficulty breathing, decreased blood pressure - Extreme cases lead to anaphylaxis
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celiac disease
- Inherited disease - Gluten protein triggers an immune response which damages villi - Symptoms and complications: abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, malnutrition, weight loss, anemia, osteoporosis, intestinal cancer - Treatment: avoid gluten all together
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liver
- Nutrients absorbed in the small intestine enter hepatic portal vein that lead to the liver - Acts as a gatekeeper for nutrients: use them, store them, send them to the rest of the body, detoxify them - Can store glucose → glycogen - Whatever isn’t used here is sent to the rest of the body through the bloodstream
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lymphatic system - what - 3 functions
- Network of lymph vessels that contain infection fighting cells 3 functions - Clears tissues of excess fluid Immune response is launched when an antigen is detected in the lymph - Large lipids and water insoluble materials are absorbed into the lymph - Lymph then drains into CVS cvs via the thoracic duct
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anabolism
- Smaller molecules coming together to make large ones - Require added energy - Example: protein synthesis
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catabolism
- Large molecules being broken down into smaller ones | - Process gives off energy
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cellular respiration - metabolic pathway - location it occurs - formula - metabolic pathway
- catabolic process that leads to the capture of released energy within ATP - occurs in the mitochondria - see doc - Metabolic pathway: steps that create ATP
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glucose metabolism
- see google doc
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lipid metabolism
- see google doc
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ketogenesis
- Occurs when diet is high in fat and very low in carbohydrates - Citric acid cycle requires carbohydrates - On a low carb diet, fatty acids cannot enter citric acid cycle, instead form ketones
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amino acid metabolism
- see google doc
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Non energy uses of sugars lipids and amino acids
Most of the excess is stored as lipid in our fat tissue
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Synthesizing new molecules
- Energy yielding nutrients that are not used for energy are used to form other molecules (requires ATP) Glucose: - Forms glycogen - Small energy reserve in the muscle/liver - Forms fatty acids, stored in fat tissue Fatty acids: - Stored in fat tissue - May also be used to help form cell membranes, regulatory molecules Amino acids: - Used to synthesize body proteins - May also be converted into fatty acids and stored in fat tissue