DIGESTION PP PT3 Flashcards
large intestine what 3 things?
cecum, colon, rectum
large intestine ends with
anus
large intestine is ___ in diameter, but ____ in length than small intestine
larger, shorter
large intestine absorbs 3
the water, salts, and some vitamins
large intestine stores
Stores undigested material until eliminated
large intestine has a large?
Has a large population of bacteria that break down undigested material and produce vitamins
Appendix is a
small projection from the Cecum
Pancreas lies where
deep in the abdominal cavity
pancreas endocrine function?
Secretes insulin and glucagon to regulate blood glucose levels
pancreas exocrine function?
Secretes pancreatic juice and digestive enzymes
Pancreatic amylase digests
starch
Trypsin digests
protein
Lipase digests
fat
Largest gland in the body?
liver
Liver is located in
Located in the upper right abdominal cavity, under the diaphragm
livers structural and functional units are
Lobules
Blood moves from the____ to the ___ via the_______
intestines to the liver via hepatic portal vein
Blood moves from the liver to the inferior vena cava via the___
hepatic veins
functions of the liver? 7
Detoxification of the blood Storage of iron and some vitamins Production of plasma proteins Storage of glucose as glycogen Production of urea Removal of bilirubin Regulation of blood cholesterol levels
Pear-shaped, muscular sac attached to the liver is the
gallbladder
gallbladder does what
Stores excess bile
Gallstones form when the
cholesterol in bile crystallizes
People can survive fine if they have to have their gallbladder removed. (T/F)
true
Adequate protein formation requires ____different types of amino acids
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