prtn digestion Flashcards
1
Q
Mouth
A
protn food are crushed by chewing and moistened by saliva
2
Q
stomach (gastrin)
A
stimulates prod of stomach acid and pepsin
3
Q
stomach (proteins)
A
denature by HCl
4
Q
Stomach (pepsin)
A
activated By HCl to brake prtn into single AA and smllr peptides via hydrolysis
5
Q
Small intestine (Proteases)
A
secreted to digest polypeptides into smllr units
6
Q
small intestine (peptidases)
A
loc in cells in the wall of sm int complete bdown of all polypep into single AA
7
Q
Liver (AA)
A
transported to liver vial portal vein
8
Q
Liver AA converted
A
to glucose or fat combined to make new proteins used for energy or released in to Blood stream and sent to cells as needed
