Pancreas: Chemical Digestion 1 Flashcards
What is the structure of the pancreas?
Long and flat.
Where is the pancreas located?
Between the stomach and the duodenum.
What is the function of the pancreas?
- Secretes enzymes.
- Secretes hormones (regulation of glucose in blood).
What does the pancreas cause the continuation of?
The digestion of starch (release of more amylase).
What does fat rich chyme do?
Signals the release of cholecystokinin (CCK) from the mucosa into the blood.
What does the release of cholecystokinin (CCK) from the mucosa into the blood signals the pancreas to do?
To secrete a variety of substances including pH controllers for lipids, carbs, and proteins.
Where do these substances enter? Where do these substances enter from?
The duodenum via the pancreatic duct.
What do these substances do?
Slows stomach digestion - digestion of fats by the small intestine.
