Exam 4 Flashcards
alimentary canal organs
mouth
esophagus
stomach
small intestine
large intestine
rectum
anus
common themes of animal digestion
-chemical digestion involving hydrolytic enzymes and water
-physical digestion involving muscles and specialized structures
-specialized organ/tissue/structure where absorption can occur
catalytic cycle of an enzyme
substrate enters active site specialized for substrate -> binds to enzyme -> substrate converted to products -> products are released -> water molecule is required
hydrolytic enzymes
water molecule is needed in order for it to work
works inside cells, lumen or are membrane associated
hydrolytic enzymes and carb digestion
digestion will be completed on gut villi surface
needs to occur before reaching capillaries because no food can be in blood
hydrolytic enzymes and protein digestion
smaller peptides move into the small intestines where peptidases are on brush-border of enterocyte
amino acids are cut form 4 to 3 so they can move into enterocyte
tripeptidase breaks them down so they can exit basolateral side into blood
digestion in simple animal digestive systems
digestion and absorbtion occurs in gastrovascular cavity
whatever cannot be digested will leave out through mouth
food phagocytized -> food vacuole -> digestive vacuole -> exocytosis
peristalsis
involuntary, wave-like muscle contraction that moves food
in humans, contraction of circular muscles behind bolus, longitudinal muscles ahead of bolus, and circular muscle layer moves food forward
physical digestion in birds
birds do not have teeth so food moves straight into esophagus and stored in crop
moves into proventiculus for some chemical digestion
moves into gizzard for physical digestion where a rough surface with coilin acts as teeth
gastric pits
lie in stomach lining
muscle also lines it to help churn food
contain parietal cells, chief cells, and g cells
also contains a thick mucus lining so that acid doesn’t destroy the lining (HCO3- neutralizes)
parietal cells
secrete HCl and intrinsic factor
the HCl secreted here will combine with pepsinogen to form active pepsin
chief cells
secrete the zymogene pepsinogen
g cells
secrete gastrin
digestion from stomach to the small intestine
partially digested foods combine with stomach liquids to make chyme
sphincter at the end of the stomach opens every once in a while to allow a bit of chyme into the small intestine(duodenum)
duodenum
beginning part of the small intestine
liver, pancreas, and gallbladder have ducts here
pancreas and digestion
produces enzymes to digest proteins
acinar cells secrete zymogens into duct
duct cells secrete HCO3- (neutralizes) and H2O (enables hydrolytic enzyme activity)
enteropeptidase allows this activity
pancreas zymogen cells
trypsinogen -> trypsin
chymotrypsinogen -> chymotrypsin
procarboxypeptidase -> carboxypeptidase
fat digestion
begins with lingual lipase (fats) in the mouth
emulsification
lipid droplets and bile salts combine to form emulsion droplets
emulsifying agent has water-loving molecules and fat-loving molecules to mix
liver delivers bile salts and act as elmulsifier
excess bile salts stored in gallbladder
pancreatic lipase
pancreas makes its own and delivers it to duodenum
micelles
carry fatty acids to SI border and diffuse across
chylomicrons
formed inside enterocytes (fatty acids, glycerol, protein)
move out of cells into lymphatic vesicles inside villi and then move into blood to be used by cells or stored in adipose tissue
carb digestion
most occurs in mouth with salivary amylase
once in small intestine, cells on enterocyte further break down carbs (maltase, sucrase, lactase)
pancreatic amylase also aids
any unabsorbed CHO will move to large intestine
large intestine digestion
primarily reabsorbs water from undigested food and stores waste material until it is eliminated
absorbs electrolytes back into blood
gut bacteria in LI can digest food as a final effort, helps gut health
HCl production stimulation
- acetylcholine from parasympathetic vagus nerve
- gastrin from g cells via bloodstream
- histamine released by released by neighboring mucosal cells
when all three bind, HCl is high