Small Intestine Flashcards

1
Q

Bile is stored

A

Gall bladder

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2
Q

Pancreas produces

A

Pancreatic juice

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3
Q

Enzymes in pancreatic juice

A

Pancreatic amylase
Pancreatic protease
ribonuclease or deoxydribonucleus
Pancreatic lipases

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4
Q

Pancreatic amylase

A

Breaks down starch

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5
Q

Pancreatic protease

A

Breaks down protein into amino acids

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6
Q

Ribonuclease and deoxydribonucleus

A

Digests RNA AND DNA

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7
Q

Pancreatic lipases

A

Breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol

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8
Q

Bile contains

A
No enzymes
Bile salts
Digest fats into tiny droplets 
Mechanical digestion to increase SA
Then lipases act
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9
Q

Intestinal juice

A

Lining of the small intestine secretes
Many enzymes
Breaks down carbohydrates
Pancreatic protease then break down into individual amino acids
Lipases break down fats to fatty acids and glycerol

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10
Q

Liver produced

A

Bile

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11
Q

Absorption

A

Villi
Inside is lymph capillary, lacteal
Surrounded by blood capillaries
Some occurs through simple diffusion (high to low)
Or active transport - cells using energy to take nutrients across concentration gradient

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