Lec 23- Digestive System and Fuel Metabolism; Pancreas Flashcards
Carbohydrate
Turn into monosaccharides (primarily glucose).
Monosaccharide
“one sugar” molecules.
Primarily glucose in the body.
Polysaccharide
Simple sugars linked together in chains.
Sucrose and lactose.
Glucose
Monosaccharide
FA - fatty acid
used for energy or stored as triacylglycarides
Monoglycerides
A fat
Ketone bodies
A fat. Are the breakdown products of fatty acids.
Liver convert fatty acids to ketone bodies, which are released into the bloodstream.
Used for energy or stored as triacylglycerides.
Acetacetic acid
FIND
Acetone
FIND
Ketoacidosis
Common in Type I diabetes; rare in Type II diabetes.
Proteins
Break down into amino acids for the body
Amino acids
- new protein synthesis
- excess converted to acetyl-CoA -> FA’s
- In liver, can be converted to glucose -> for energy or storage as glycogen, or triacylglycerides for storage.
Motility
Refers to the digestive tract’s muscular contractions, of which there are two basic types; propulsive movements and mixing movements.
Ingestion
Taking in food?
Mastication
chewing
Deglutition
The action or process of swallowing
Peristalsis
refers to ringlike contractions if the circular smooth muscle that move progressively forward, pushing the bolus into a relaxed area ahead if the contraction.
Secretion
Juices secreted by the stomach to help with digestion.
Exocrine
Glands that secrete through ducts to the outside of the body or into a cavity that communicates with the outside.
Endocrine
FIND
Absorption
The transfer of digested nutrients and ingested liquids from the digestive tract lumen into the blood or lymph.
Esophagus
A straight muscular tube that extends between the pharynx and the stomach.
Salivary gland
exocrine glands that produce saliva through a system of ducts. Humans have three paired major salivary glands (parotid, submandibular, and sublingual) as well as hundreds of minor salivary glands. Salivary glands can be classified as serous, mucous or seromucous (mixed).
Liver
Secretes bile.
Bile salts facilitate fat digestion and absorption in the duodenal lumen.
Gallbladder
Stores bile between meals.
Pancreas
Exocrine pancreas secretes digestive enzymes which accomplish digestion in the duodenal luman.
Gastroesophageal sphincter AKA cardiac sphincter
The lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is a bundle of muscles at the low end of the esophagus, where it meets the stomach. When the LES is closed, it prevents acid and stomach contents from traveling backwards from the stomach.
Chyme
Ingested food mixed with gastric secretions.
G cells
Secrete gastrin. Stimulated by protein products and ACh.