Lesson 32 Lecture Notes Flashcards
villi and microvilli increase
surface area of small intestine
What is Chyle and what is Chyme?
Chyme is a mixture of partially digested food and abdominal fluids.
Chyle is a milky fluid that drains out from the small intestine during the digestion into the lymphatic system
The pyloric sphincter is located…
at the base of the stomach, leading into the small intestine
Appendix
safehouse for good bacteria
Which is longer the large intestine or the small intestine?
the small intestine
the cecum is located
at the base of the large intestine, leading into the ascending colon
Accessory organs
part of the digestive system, but not part of the alimentary canal
Carbs are used for
quick access to energy
Protein is made mostly of
amino acids
How many amino acids are essential?
nine
Complete proteins
Incomplete proteins
Complete proteins- have all nine essential amino acids
Incomplete proteins- do not have all nine essential amino acids
Bowman’s capsule has a porous membrane, allowing
plasma and waste to pass through, but blood cells cannot
Capillaries absorb minerals, glucose, hormones, and water in step 2 of which system?
urinary system
how big is your bladder?
about as big as a thumb, though it can stretch
which muscle controls the bladder?
sphynctor muscles
