Chapter 8.4 Digestion Flashcards
Small, ginger like projections that extend into the small intestine to increase surface area for absorption.
Villi.
The first segment of the small intestine.
Duodenum.
Microscopic, fingerling projections of the cell membrane.
Microvilli.
A blood vessel that connects arteries and veins; the site of fluid and gas exchange.
Capillary.
A small vessel that transports the products of fat digestion to the circulatory system.
Lacteal.
A hormone released from the duodenum that stimulates pancreatic and bile secretions.
Secretin.
An enzyme of the small intestine that converts trypsinogen to trypsin.
Enterokinase
A protein-digesting enzyme.
Trypsin.
An enzyme that completes protein digestion by converting short-chain peptides to amino acids.
Erepsin.
A lipid-digesting enzyme
Lipase.
A component of bile that breaks down large fat globules.
Bile Salt.
A hormone secreted by the small intestine that stimulates the release of bile salts.
Cholecystokinin.
To remove the effects of a poison.
Detoxify.
Crystals of bile salts that form in the gallbladder.
Gallstone.
The yellowish de coloration of the skin and other tissues brought about by the collection of bile pigments in the blood.
Jaundice.
