Digestive 3 Flashcards
Liver empties into the _______ via the _______ duct
Duodenum via the bile duct
Purpose of bile
Aids in digestion of fat (emulsifies fat) , absorption of vitamins and cholesterol
Carbohydrates get broken down into
Simple sugars like glucose and fructose
Simple sugars are absorbed across ____ into _____
Villi into capillaries
Glucose is stored for future use as ______ in the liver
Glycogen
Why we fast before giving blood
So fatty acids arnt in blood
Proteins are made of
Amino acids linked together
Lipids are made of
Fatty acids chained together
Vitamins that are stored in body fat and we don’t need daily
Fat soluble
Vitamins that are not stored and we need daily
Water soluble
Kind of vitamin made in rumen
B
These animals make B vitamins in their cecum and eat their feces
(“Night feces”)
Rabbits, G pigs
Term for eating feces
Coprophagy
Lack of vitamin C can cause
Scurvy
Vitamin A affects
Vision