Digestion Study Guide Flashcards
Buriet test
Tests for proteins
Purple positive
Blue negative
Iodine test
Tests for starches (carbohydrates)
Amber negative
Black positve
Bendict test
Tests for sugars
The more red the more positive
The more blue the less positive
Brown bag test
Tests the transparency on a brown bag for lipids
Sudan 4
Also tests for lipids
What is the code for carbohydrates
H3 10 C1
What is the chemical formula for glucose
C6 H12 O6
What are the monomers of carbohydrates
Monoscacharides
What are the polymers of carbohydrates
Polysccarides
What are the types of polysccarides
Glycogen
Cellulose
Starch
What tests do you use for Carbohydrates
Iodine
Benidicts
What is a special feature about protein peptides
They fold on top of eachother
What are the monomers of proteins
Amino acids
What is another word for proteins
Polypeptides
What are the tests for proteins
Buiret
What are lipids composed of
3 fatty acids and glycerol
Saturated fats
Have one bond and come from animals
Unsaturated fats
Have two bonds and come from plants
What is the monomer of nucleic acids
Nucleotides
What are the two types of nucleic acids
RNA and DNA
DNA
Dexoyribonuleic acid
RNA
Ribonuleic acid
What are nucleic acids composed of
Nitrogen base
Phophate
5C sugar
Examples of mechanical digestion
Chewing
Stomaching churning food using ruage
What are the bumps in the stomach called
Ruage
Examples of chemical digetion
Salaivary amylase breaking down starch
Gastric juices
Gastric juices
HCL acid and pepsin both are needed to help break down proteins and remove bacteria
What does salivary amylase break down
Starches
Perstalsis
Helps move bolis into the stomach
What happens before the stomach gets the food
The bolis goes through the cardiac/ esphagus spincter
