Digestive system π Flashcards
Two products of complete lipid digestion of lipase
Fatty acids,
Glycerol
Location in digestive system where lipase digests lipids
Duodenum
Optimum PH for digestion of lipids in the duodenum
7-9
Describe action of bile salts on lipid
Emulsifies
Name structure inside each villus that absorbs the products of lipid digestion
Lacteal
Explain term digestion
The breakdown of food
Two reasons why is digestion necessary in humans
For the absorption of nutrients and for the transportation of food and nutritions
Name given to the removal of un digested waste from the human body
Egestion
Precise location where villi are most abundant
Duodenum/ small intestine
Main function of villi
To increase surface area for the absorption of nutrients
Function of lacteal
Digests fatty acids
Blood vessel that carries the digested nutrients
Hepatic portal vein
To what organ are Digested nutrients first transported
Liver
Name and explain the process of how food is moved along the alimentary canal
Peristalsis,
Involuntary wavelike movement that pushes food along the alimentary canal
Enzyme that digest Dietary protein
Pepsin
Where is pepsin active and produced
Stomach
Products formed by complete digestion of a protein molecule
Amino acids
Heterotrophic
Eats other organisms
Omnivorous
Eats both plants and animals
What is lipase
Enzyme that digests lipids
Dental formula
I 2/2 C 1/1 PM 2/2 M3/3
Two functions of large intestine
Absorption of water, absorb vitamins
Two beneficial functions of the bacteria that live in the digestive tract
Production of vitamins, benefits immune system
Two glands that pas their se creations into the small intestine
Liver,
Pancreas