(F) L5: GITP: Small Intestine Flashcards
The SI is where (initial/intermediate/final) digestion happens
Final
Absorption in the SI is possible through what kind of diffusion and transport? (2)
- Passive diffusion
- Active transport
Parts of the SI
- First portion
- Shortest region: 10 inches
- Where secretions are emptied from the stomach, gallbladder, and pancreas through the bile ducts
- Calcium, Magnesium, and Iron are absorbed
Duodenum
Parts of the SI
- 3 feet long and is the major site of nutrient absorption
- Where fat and water-soluble vitamins, amino acids, and monosaccharides are absorbed
- Made up of circular folds (villi) which are made up of microvilli containing capillaries and lacteals where fatty acids and lipids are absorbed
Jejunum
Parts of the SI
These are made up of microvilli which contains capillaries and lacteals, wherein fatty acids and lipids are absorbed
Villi
Parts of the SI
10 cm
A. Jejunum
B. Duodenum
C. Ileum
D. Neither
D. Neither (the duodenum is 10 INCHES long)
Parts of the SI
3 feet long
A. Jejunum
B. Duodenum
C. Ileum
D. Neither
A. Jejunum
Parts of the SI
- The longest part: 6 feet
- It joins the large intestine (proximal to the cecum) where water and electrolytes are absorbed
- Where B12 and bile acids are absorbed
Ileum
Parts of the SI
B12 and Bile Acids are absorbed
A. Jejunum
B. Ileum
C. Large Intestine
B. Ileum
Parts of the SI
Water and electrolytes are absorbed
A. Jejunum
B. Ileum
C. Large Intestine
C. Large Intestine
Parts of the SI
Longest portion: 6 feet long
A. Duodenum
B. Jejunum
C. Ileum
C. Ileum
Digestion of Carbs in the SI
The only unit of carbohydrate that is absorbed by the intestine
Monosaccharides
Digestion of Carbs in the SI
This amylase is responsible for the initial digestion of CHO
Salivary
Digestion of Carbs in the SI
This amylase acts on partially digested carbohydrates responsible for the preliminary digestion of CHO
Pancreatic
Digestion of Carbs in the SI
What are the 2 isoenzymes of amylase?
Pancreatic and Salivary
Digestion of Carbs in the SI
This converts carbohydrates to become monosaccharides, digesting each particle into their simplest form which is absorbable by the intestine
Brush Border Enzymes (BBE)
Digestion of Carbs in the SI
A deficiency of Brush Border Enzymes leads to?
Malabsorption
Brush Border Enzymes
Acts on dextrin
Alpha Dextrinase