midterm Flashcards
starch digestion starts in the
mouth
digestion of starch continues in the
storage in the upper area of stomach
lower part of stomach stops starch digestion
the pancreas produces a
starch-digesting enzyme and releases it ino the small intestine
undigested carbs reach the
large intestine and partly broken down by intestinal bacteria
fiber in the mouth
gets crushed by teeth
fiber in the stomach
no action
fiber in the pancreas, liver and gallbladder
fiber binds cholesterol and some minerals
fiber in the large intestine
most fiber excreted in feces
some is digested by bacteria in L.I
fat in the mouth
mixed with saliva
fat in the stomach
fats tend to rise from the watery stomach fluid and foods
only a small amt of fat is digested
fast to leave in th stomach
fat in the liver
secretes biles
fat in the gallbladder
stores bile and releases it into the small intestine
fat in the pancreas
produces fat-digesting enzymes and releases them into the small intestine
fat in the large intestine
some fatty materials escape absorption and are carried out of the body
protein in the stomach
stomach acids uncoil protein strands and activate the stomach’s protein digesting enzyme
protein in the small intestine and pancreas
split protein fragments into free amino acids
protein in the large intestine
bacteria breaks down small amts of undigested protein and amino acids
any other is removed by feces
water in the stomach
donates acidic, watery, enzyme-containing gastric juice
water in the liver
donates a water juice containing bile
water in the pancreas and small intestine
add watery, enzyme-containing juices (alkaline)
water in the large intestine
reabsorbs water and some mineral
gastroespophageal reflux disease
splashing of stomach acid and enzymes into that causing injury to organs
hemorrhoids are
swollen, hardened veins in the rectum
hernia
protrusion of an organ thru the wall of the body chamber