Digestion p. 132 Flashcards
1
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Cnidarian digestion
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Intracellular and extracellular. Two way sac
2
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Liver
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Detoxification Store iron, B12 Destroy old erythrocytes Make bile, various blood proteins Defends against antigens Beta-oxidizes fatty acids to ketones Interconverts carbs, fats, amino acids
3
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Bile
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Made by liver, stored in gallbladder. Digests fats.
4
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Pancreas
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Produces lipase, amylase, trypsin, chymotrypsin. These enzymes need alkaline environment, so pancreas also secreted bicarbonate (HCO3-)
Proteases produced as zymogens