Vocab Chapter 7 lesson 2 Flashcards
Triglycerides
The primary storage and transportable form of fats in the body, composed of three free fatty acids bound to a glycerol backbone.
Ketones
A group of incompletely metabolized fat fragments that are normally produced during fat metabolism in the absence of adequate carbohydrates.
Gluconeogenesis
A metabolic pathway that results in the generation of glucose from non-carbohydrate carbon substrates such as lactate, glycerol, and glucogenic amino acids.
Bolus
A mass of food that has been chewed and is now ready to initiate the swallowing process.
Duodenum
It is the first section of the small intestine where some digestion occurs. It is located immediately after the stomach and leads into the jejunum.
Chyme
The partially digested, semi-fluid mass of food expelled by the stomach to the duodenum.
Jejunum
It is the second section of the small intestine where digestion and absorption occur. It is located immediately after the duodenum and leads into the ileum.
Ileum
It is the final section of the small intestine where lots of absorption occurs. It is located immediately after the jejunum and leads into the large intestine.
Brush Border
The wall of the small intestine, composed of villi and microvilli, that enhance the region’s surface area for the final stages of digestion and absorption.
Villi
These are small, finger-like projections located on the walls of the intestine that extend into the intestinal tract that serve to increase the body’s surface area for absorption of nutrients.
Hepatic Portal Vein
The vein that transports blood from the spleen, stomach, pancreas, and the intestinal tract to the liver.
Cirrhosis
A liver disease marked by the replacement of healthy liver tissue with scar tissue that is a result of alcohol abuse.
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
The development of a fatty liver resulting from excessive quantities of fats being deposited from causes that exclude alcohol.
Hyperglycemia
A condition of an abnormally high blood glucose (blood sugar) level in the blood.
Hypoglycemia
A condition of an abnormally low blood glucose (blood sugar) level in the blood.