Monogastric Anatomy Flashcards
Process of getting food into mouth
Prehension
Salivary enzymes
Salivary amylase, salivary lipase
Largest salivary gland
Parotid
What kind of secretion does the parotid gland produce?
Serous/watery
What kind of secretion does the submandibular gland produce?
Mixed; watery/mucus
What kind of secretion does the sublingual gland produce?
Mucus
4 regions of stomach
Cardiac, fundus, body, antrum/pyloric
What secretion is produced by the cardiac region?
None
What secretion is produced by the body region?
Mucus
What secretion is produced by the fundus region?
Mucus, acid, enzymes
What secretion is produced by the pylorus region?
Mucus
What secretion is produced by chief cells?
Pepsinogen
What secretion is produced by parietal cells?
Hydrochloric acid
What secretion is produced by mucus neck cells?
Mucus
What’s the active form?
Pepsin
What’s added to pepsinogen to form pepsin?
HCl
What’s the segments of small intestine?
Duodenum, jejunum, ileum
Where’s the bulk of nutrient absorption in the small intestine?
Jejunum and ileum
Where’s the primary site of secretion in the small intestine?
Duodenum
What’s the primary purpose of villi?
Slows down feedstuffs
Amylase breaks down…to produce…
Starch, maltose
Maltase breaks down…to produce…
Maltose, glucose
Lipase breaks down…to produce…
Triglycerides, FFA & glycerol
Trypsin breaks down…to produce…
Proteins, small peptides
Chymotrypsin breaks down…to produce…
Proteins, small peptides
