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Food and Digestion Flashcards

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1
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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?

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Wall of small intestine

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What is the source of pepsin?

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Stomach wall

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4
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What is the source of trypsin

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Pancreas

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5
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What is the source of peptidases?

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Wall of small intestine

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What is the source of lipase?

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Pancreas

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What is the digestive action of amylase?

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Starch -> Maltose

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What is the digestive action of maltase?

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Maltose -> glucose

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What is the digestive action of pepsin?

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Proteins -> peptides

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What is the digestive action of trypsin?

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Proteins -> peptides

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What is the digestive action of peptidases?

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Peptides -> Amino acids

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What is the digestive action of lipase?

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Lipids -> glycerol and fatty acids

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13
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Where are the two places that amylase act?

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Salivary glands and pancreas

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14
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Where does maltase act?

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Wall of small intestine

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15
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Where does pepsin act?

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Stomach wall

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16
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Where does trypsin act?

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Pancreas

17
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Where do peptidases act?

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Wall of small intestine

18
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Where does lipase act?

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Pancreas

19
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What is the test for starch?

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Brown-red iodine solution turns blue-black

20
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What is the test for glucose?

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

21
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What is vitamin A for?

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

22
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What is vitamin C for?

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Sticks together cells lining surfaces in the body

23
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What is vitamin D for?

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To help bones absorb calcium and phosphorus

24
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What is calcium for?

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To make bones and teeth

25
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What is iron for?

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To make haemoglobin

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