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Digestion Flashcards

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Chemical breakdown

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Due to enzymes that hydrolize

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Mechanical breakdown

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Chewing

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Substrates

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Molecules acted upon by enzymes

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Accessory organ

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Secrete enzymes

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Salivary glands

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Contains amylase that splits starch into maltose

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Pharynx

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Goes to epiglottis and then trachea or esophagus

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Stomach

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Hydrochloric acid and pepsin

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Hydrochloric acid

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Denatures proteins and kills germs

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Pepsin

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Proteins

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Duodenum

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Bile duct and pancreatic duct

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Gallbladder

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Stores bile

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Pancreas

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Amylase, lipase, trypsin, sodium bicarbonate

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Trypsin

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Protein breakdown

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Small intestine

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Disaccharidases
Peptidases
Capillaries and lacteals in villi

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Disaccharidases

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Sucrase, maltase, lactase

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Peptidases

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Breaks into amino acids

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Capillaries

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Absorb monosaccharides and amino acids

Goes to liver through heptatic artery

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Lacteals

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Absorb digested lipids

Lymphatic system

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Liver

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Stores glycogen, detoxifies, breaks down hemoglobin to bile, removes amino functional group from amino acids

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Large intestine

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Remove water

Bacteria make vitamins

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