Digestive system Flashcards

1
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Isomer

A
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2
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glycerol

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3
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protein

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used for the structural parts of a cell not for energy, assembled by amino acids

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4
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nucleic acids

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example: DNA, RNA
directs the growth of organisms using genetic code

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5
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denaturation

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When a protein is slightly heated up and unravels itself a little bit but then can go back together

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6
Q

active site

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where the substrate attaches to the enzyme

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7
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bolus

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A ball form of food you make in your mouth before swallowing

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8
Q

chyme

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made my food and gastric juices mixing in the stomach

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9
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pepsinogen

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The protein that is broken down into pepsin by HCl

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10
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lipase

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released from the pancreas once fats are emulsified and breaks them down into fatty acids and glycerol

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11
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bile salts

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released from the gall bladder to emulsify the lipids

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12
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vitamins and minerals

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needed in smell amounts, Vitamins are organic and minerals are inorganic

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13
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fatty acids

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14
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saccharides

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sugars

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15
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carbohydrates

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the fastest way to use energy from your foods

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16
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peptide bonds

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bond that joins amino acids

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17
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polypeptides

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chain or 3 or more amino acids

18
Q

enzymes

19
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allosteric activity

20
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peristalsis

21
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gastric juices

22
Q

trypsinogen

23
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amylase

24
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emulsification

25
villi
26
saturated fatty acids
27
starch
28
lipids
important for hormone production,stores energy, formed by 3 fatty acids and glycerol
29
amino acids
30
coagulation
permanent change of protein shape
31
substrate
32
epiglottis
33
lower esophageal sphincter
34
pepsin
35
erepsin
36
enterokinase
37
cholecystokinin
38
gastrin
39
microvilli
40
unsaturated fatty acids