Digestive System: CHP 11

Question 1

List the areas the food particle will travel to until its final destination.

Answer 1

Oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anal canal.

Question 2

What are carbs after they have been digested?

Answer 2

Monosaccharides in the bloodstream

Question 3

What are proteins after they have been digested?

Answer 3

Amino acids in the blood stream

Question 4

What are fats after they have been digested?

Answer 4

triglycerides packed into chylomicrons in blood

Question 5

Why do you eat? (Equation)

Answer 5

C6 H12 O6 -> CO2 + H2O + ATP + heat

Question 6

What is glycolysis?

Answer 6

When glucose is broken down in the cytosol into 2 pyruvic acid molecules. ATP is used to begin the process.

Question 7

What are the three steps of cellular respiration?

Answer 7

Glycolysis
Krebs cycle
Electron transport chain

Question 8

What is the Krebs Cycle?

Answer 8

In the mitochondria, acetyl groups are broken down, and a small amount of ATP is formed.

Question 9

What is the electron transport chain?

Answer 9

Electrons attached to NAD and FAD are sent thru a series of chemical reactions in the mitochondria. Bonds are broken, and energy is released to form ATP. Water and heat are also created.