Quiz 8 Flashcards
Bile salts bind at their hydrophobic regions to large fat globules with the chyme that enters the duodenum. Bile salts break up the fat globule into smaller fat droplets. This role of bile salts is best described as
Lipid emulsification
Cholesterol, though it is NOT an energy molecule, has importance in the body because it is
An important component of the plasma membrane and is the parent molecule of steroid hormones
In metabolic terms, food digestion is a form of
Catabolism
Building new protein molecules is a form of
Anabolism
The colon absorbs
Much of the water and salts remaining in the wastes
The colon is divided into
Ascending, transverse, and descending portions
The colon contains
Abundant bacterial
What is the function of the abundant bacterial found in the colon?
It synthesizes certain vitamins
Chief cells produce
pepsinogen
The bolus of food is liquefied in the
Stomach
Liquefied bolus in the stomach is known as
Chyme
The circular folds of the small intestine enhance absorption by
Causing chyme to spiral
Total metabolic rate may increase when
Eating a meal