test 2 Flashcards
primary Gi organs
mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus
Helping GI organs
pancreas, gall bladder and liver
receive food by ingestion, break it into small particles by mastication, and mix it with saliva
mouth
carry food and liquid from your mouth to your stomach. When you swallow, food and liquid first move from your mouth to your throat
esophagus
hat digests food. It is part of your gastrointestinal (GI) tract. When your stomach receives food, it contracts and produces acids and enzymes that break down food. When your stomach has broken down food, it passes it to your small intestine.
stomach
the part of the intestines where 90% of the digestion and absorption of food occurs absorption of nutrients and minerals from food
small intestine
absorb water and makes the waste a solid that will exit your body
large intestine
The rectum is the last straight section of the large intestine before reaching the anus.
rectum
lets shit out
anus
to process the nutrients absorbed from the small intestine
liver
hold bile produced in the liver until it is needed for digesting fatty foods in the duodenum of the small intestine
gallbladder
further breaks down food after it has left the stomach
pancreas
play a key role in breaking down the food you eat. These proteins speed up chemical reactions that turn nutrients into substances that your digestive tract can absorb. Your saliva has digestive enzymes in it. Some of your organs, including your pancreas, gallbladder, and liver, also release them.
enzyme role
are proteins comprised of amino acids linked together in one or more polypeptide chains.
enzymes
enzymes
Amylase, produced in the mouth. It helps break down large starch molecules into smaller sugar molecules.
Pepsin, produced in the stomach. …
Trypsin, produced in the pancreas. …
Pancreatic lipase, produced in the pancreas. …
Deoxyribonuclease and ribonuclease, produced in the pancreas.