CPT Part 1 Flashcards
Macromolecules
A very large molecule made up of smaller molecules that are linked together
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
- Proteins
- Nucleic Acids
Carbohydrates
- Provide short or long-term energy storage for organisms
- Contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio
- 3 types: monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides
Monosaccharides
- A type of carbohydrate
- Simple sugars with 3-7 carbons
- ex. glucose, fructose
Disaccharides
- 2 monosaccharide molecules
- ex. sucrose, lactose, maltose
Polysaccharides
- many linked sugar molecules called carbohydrates
- ex. glycogen in animals, starch in plants
Lipids
- Organic compounds that do not dissolve in water
- Made of glycerol attached to 3 fatty acid chains
- Store 2.25x more energy than carbs
- Phospholipids specifically make up the membrane of cells
Types of lipids
Saturated fatty acid
- no double bonds in middle
Unsaturated — TRANS
- H atoms opposite
Unsaturated — CIS
- H atoms same side
- bent config
Proteins
- Small sub-units known as amino acids
- Held together with peptide bonds
- chains of amino acids are called peptides
- ex. insulin
Nucleic acids
- Direct the growth and development of all organisms using a chemical code
- Two types:
- DNA — Deoxyribonucleic acid
- RNA — Ribonucleic acid
Enzymes
- Help speed up important chemical reactions in the body. Work as a “lock and key” molecule
- Use hydrolysis (water) to break apart molecules
- Macromolecules must be broken down before absorption
Vitamins & minerals
Inorganic and organic substances that enable chemical reactions to occur
Functions of water
- Flushing toxins from cells
- Lubricating tissues & joints
- Regulating body temp
How animals obtain their food
- Filter feeding
- Aquatic animals, sponges
- Substrate feeding
- live in or on their food source
- ex. caterpillars
- Fluid feeding
- obtain food by sucking or licking
- ex. butterfly
- Bulk feeding
- ingest large pieces of food
- ex. humans
4 stages of food processing
- Ingestion
- taking in/eating food
- Digestion
- breakdown of food by mechanical & chemical means
- Absorption
- transport from the digestive system into the circulatory system
- Elimination
- the removal of undigested solid waste
Mesentery
Skin that holds structures together
Peritoneal sac
Protects the abdominal cavity
The mouth
- Food triggers salivary glands to secrete saliva
- 3 pairs of salivary glands
- Amylase (an enzyme) in saliva breaks down starches into simpler sugar
- Teeth bite, tear, and grind food
Diagram of the mouth
The esophagus
- A hollow muscular tube that uses peristalsis to move food down it
- While eating, the epiglottis covers the trachea to prevent choking, uvula blocks the nasal cavity
- Entrance to stomach controlled by esophageal sphincter
Bolus
- A smooth ball of food which is moulded by your tongue as you chew
The stomach
- Muscular j-shaped organ with walls folded like an accordion that allow it to expand
- Lined with millions of gastric glands that secrete gastric juice
- HCl, salts, enzymes, water, mucus
- Pepsin-protein digestion (pepsinogen is inactive)
- 3 layers of muscle fibres
- Bolus becomes chyme
- Pyloric sphincter keeps food in
Stomach on a cell level
- Chief cells produce pepsinogen, is converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid
- Goblet cells produce the mucous lining that protects the epithelium from the acidic env. of the gastric lumen
Small intestine
- Part of the alimentary canal in which digestion is completed
- Walls are folded to speed up absorption
- Folds covered in finger-like projections called villi & microvilli
- Duodenum, jejunum, and ileum
Duodenum
- As food passes through it, it combines the chyme with secretions from the pancreas & gall bladder