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Chapter 5 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absorption | Passage of materials through the walls of the small intestine into the bloodstream |
| Amino Acids | Building blocks of proteins, released when proteins are digested. |
| Amylase | Enzyme secreted by the pancreas and salivary glands to digest starch. |
| Anus | Terminal ending or opening of the digestive tract to outside the body. |
| Appendix | Blind pouch hanging from the cecum |
| Bile | Digestive juice make in the liver and stored in the gallbladder. It breaks up fat globules. |
| Bilirubin | Pigment released by the liver in bile. |
| Bowel | Intestines |
| Canine teeth | Pointed dog like teeth, next to the intestines. |
| Cecum | First part of large intestine |
| Colon | Portion of the large intestine consisting of the ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid segments. |
| Common bile duct | Carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum |
| Defication | Elimination of feces from the digestive tract, through the anus |
| Deglutition | Swallowing |
| Dentin | Primary material found in teeth, covered by the enamel in the crown and a protective layer of cementum in the root |
| Digestion | Breakdown of complex foods to simpilar foods |
| duodenum | first part of small intstine |
| elimination | act of removal of materials from the bod. |
| emulsification | Physical process of breaking up large fat globules into smaller globules. |
| enamel | Hard, outermost layer of a tooth |
| Enzyme | Chemical that speeds up a reaction between substances. |
| Esophagus | Tube connecting the throat to the stomach |
| Fatty acids | Substances produced when facts are digested |
| Feces | Stool, solid wastes |
| Gallbladder | Small sac under the liver, stores biles |
| Glucose | Simple sugar |
| Glycogen | Starch,stored in liver cells |
| Hydrochloric Acid | Substance produced by the stomach, necessary for food digestion |
| Ileum | Third part of the small intestine |
| insulin | Hormone produced by the endocrine cells. Transports sugar from the blood into the cells and stimulates glycogen formation by the liver |
| jejunum | Second part of smal intestine. |
| Lipase | Pancreatic enzyme necessary to digest fats |
| Liver | Large organ located in the RUQ of the abdomen It stores sugar, iron, and vitamins. Produces blood proteins. Destroys worn-out red blood cells and filters out toxins |
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