Chapter 41: Slide 47-91 Flashcards
Coordinated __________ and ___________ of stomach muscles churn the stomach’s contents
Contraction; relaxation
Prevent chyme from entering the esophagus and regulate its entry into the small intestine
Sphincter
The longest compartment of the alimentary canal
Small intestine
Where most enzymatic hydrolysis of macromolecules from food occur
Small intestine
First portion of the small intestine
Duodenum
Here, chyme from the stomach mixes with digestive juices from the pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and the small intestine itself
Duodenum
Produces the protease trypsin and chymotrypsin
Pancreas
Are activated in the lumen of the duodenum
Proteases trypsin and chymotrypsin
The pancreas has a solution _________ and neutralizes the acidic chyme
Alkaline
Bile salts facilitate digestion of ______ and are a major component of ______
Bile
Bile is made in the
Liver
Bile is stored and concentrated in the
Gallbladder
Destroys nonfunctional red blood cells
Bile
Digestion is largely completed in the
Duodenum
What happens in the remaining regions of the small intestine
Nutrient absorption
The small intestine has a huge surface area due to ______ and ___________ that are exposed to the intestinal lumen
Villi; microvilli
The enormous __________ surface creates a brush border that greatly __________ the rate of nutrient absorption
Microvillar; increases
Transport across the epithelial cells can be _________ or _________, depending on the nutrient
Passive; active
Carries nutrient-rich blood from capillaries of the villi to the liver, then to the heart
Hepatic portal vein
Regulate nutrient distribution
Liver
Inter converts many organic molecules
Liver
Detoxifies many organic molecules
Liver
What cells absorb fatty acids and monoglyceride and recombine them into triglycerides
Epithelial
Fats are coated with phospholipids, cholesterol, and proteins to form water-soluble
Chylomicrons
Chylomicrons are transported into a _________, a lymphatic vessel in each villus
Lacteal
What deliver Chylomicron-containing lymph to large veins that return blood to the heart
Lymphatic vessels
The alimentary canal ends with the
Large intestine
What are the 3 parts of the large intestine
Colon
Cecum
Rectum