Enzymes TOPIC 2 Flashcards
what is the order of the digestive system
- salivary gland
- oesophagus
- stomach
- liver
- gall bladder
- pancreas
- small intestine
- large intestine
- anus
what is the function of te salivary glands
produce saliva to lubricate food and break down startch with amylase
what is the function of the stomach
- produce protease (proteins -> amino acids)
- produce hdrochloric acid
why does the stomach produce hydrochloric acid
- create optimum pH for the protease enzymes
- kill ingested pathogens
what are the main organs where food is digested
- stomach
- small intestine
what is physical digestion
food broken down physically by chewing or grinding in mounth or chruning in the stomach
what is chemical digestion
food broken down chemically by enzymes with the help of bile in the case of fats
what are the three enzymes produced by the pancrease
- carbohydrase
- protease
- lipase
where are carbohydrases produced
- small intestine
- pancreas
- salivary glands
where are lipases produced
- small intestine
- pancreas
where are proteases produced
- small intestine
- pancrease
- stomach
what do proteases break down
proteins
whta do lipases break down
lipids
what are the products forms from the break down of carbohydrates by carbohydrase
simple sugars
what are the products forms from the break down of lipids by lipases
3 fatty acids + 1 glycerol
what are the products forms from the break down of proteins by proteases
shorter protein chains and amino acidss
what are the two types of metabolism
- anabolism
- catabolism
define metabolism
the sum total of all the chemical reactions that are occuring in a cell or the body