Food and Digestion Flashcards by Lauren Fletcher

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What are the two sources of amylase?

A

Salivary glands and pancreas

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What is the source of maltase?

A

Wall of small intestine

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What is the source of pepsin?

A

Stomach wall

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What is the source of trypsin

A

Pancreas

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What is the source of peptidases?

A

Wall of small intestine

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What is the source of lipase?

A

Pancreas

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What is the digestive action of amylase?

A

Starch -> Maltose

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What is the digestive action of maltase?

A

Maltose -> glucose

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What is the digestive action of pepsin?

A

Proteins -> peptides

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What is the digestive action of trypsin?

A

Proteins -> peptides

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What is the digestive action of peptidases?

A

Peptides -> Amino acids

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What is the digestive action of lipase?

A

Lipids -> glycerol and fatty acids

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Where are the two places that amylase act?

A

Salivary glands and pancreas

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Where does maltase act?

A

Wall of small intestine

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Where does pepsin act?

A

Stomach wall

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Where does trypsin act?

A

Pancreas

Q

Where do peptidases act?

A

Wall of small intestine

Q

Where does lipase act?

A

Pancreas

Q

What is the test for starch?

A

Brown-red iodine solution turns blue-black

Q

What is the test for glucose?

A

Blue Benedict’s solution turns orange red when heated with glucose

Q

What is vitamin A for?

A

Makes chemicals in the retina and protects the surface of the eye

Q

What is vitamin C for?

A

Sticks together cells lining surfaces in the body

Q

What is vitamin D for?

A

To help bones absorb calcium and phosphorus

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What is calcium for?

A

To make bones and teeth

What is iron for?

To make haemoglobin