UNIT D - ( Human Digestive System) Flashcards
The largest organ in your body?
The liver
The function of the villi found inside the small intestine is to…..?
increase the surface area of the small intestine to increase the absorption rate of digested foods.
A product formed from the digestion of butter is…?
glycerol
The hormone enterogastrone is released in response to fats in the small intestine. Enterogastrone affects the stomach by __________ the production of gastric juices, and ____________ peristalsis.
decreasing, inhibiting
What is the main purpose of the digestive system?
To break down food
What type of proteins does saliva have that helps break down starchy foods?
Enzymes
True or False: The stomach is responsible for killing a lot of the bad bacteria in the food we eat.
true
The small intestine has fluids from which two organs to help continue to break down food?
Liver and Pancreas
Where is the last stage of the digestive system?
Large Intestine
Where is bile from the liver stored?
Gall Bladder
What type of molecules does bile break down?
Fats
What is pepsin?
An enzyme present in gastric juice that begins the hydrolysis of proteins
What is the amylase?
enzyme in saliva that breaks the chemical bonds in starches
What is the name of the stomach cell that secretes hydrochloric acid?
Parietal cell
Which of the following macromolecules is digested in the small intestine?
Nucleic Acids