Chapter 4: Carbohydrates Flashcards
What are the carbohydrate molecules?
Simple and Complex carbohydrates
What are simple carbohydrates?
-Monosaccharides (1 suagr molecule)
-Disaccharides (2 sugar molecules)
What are complex carbohydrates
-Oligosaccharides (3-10 sugar molecules)
-Polysaccharides (10+ sugar molecules)
what is sucrose
glucose + fructose
What is Maltose
glucose + glucose
What is Lactose
Glucose + galactose
What are Disaccharides
sucrose, Maltose, Lactose
What do pancreatic hormones work to maintain?
Blood glucose
What does insulin do?
When your blood glucose is too high it lowers your blood glucose
What does Glucagon do?
When your blood glucose is too low it increases your blood glucose
What are complex carbohydrates
-oligosaccharides
-polysaccharides
What is the ultimate goal of carbohydrate digestion
-Break down large, complex molecules
-Starches → small, absorbable monosaccharides
In carbohydrate digestion what enzymes are required
enzymes produced by the salivary glands, pancreas, and small intestine
What happens in carbohydrate absorption?
The blood sugar levels increase, stimulating the pancreas to secrete insulin.
What digestive enzymes, glycosidic bonds that hold sugar molecules together are broken
Salivary amylase, pancreatic amylase, maltase, dextrinase