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Friendly Bio. Ch 23

Vocabulary Terminology for Chapter 23 in Friendly Biology

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Main function of digestive system is To take food, convert it to glucose, and deliver it to body via the circulatory system.
Bolus Is defined as a bite of food
First stage of the digestive system When saliva, which is composed of enzymes (amylase), mixes with the bolus and begins breaking down the food in the mouth.
Esophagus function is to move the bolus from the mouth to the stomach with the use of smooth muscles.
Stomach Mixes food with substances produced by the chief and parietal cells.
Pepsinogen Created by chief cells in stomach for digestion.
Hydrochloric Acid Created by parietal cells in stomach for digestion.
Pepsin, a proteolytic enzyme Created when pepsinogen mixes with Hydrocloric Acid.
Cardiac sphincter Is where the bolus enters the stomach.
Pyloric sphincter Is where the bolus, which has been broken down by enzymes, exits the stomach.
Duodenum Is the first of three sections of the small intestines and is where more digestive juices are added to the bolus from liver & gall bladder to help breakdown the fat and insulin from the pancreas to help break down the sugar content.
Jejunum Second and longest section of the small intestines and is where you find the greatest amount of microvilli, which increases the surface area to allow for faster absorption of nutrients into the blood stream.
Ileum The third section of the small intestines which connects to the large intestines.
Pancreas Small organ that secretes insulin, which regulates the ability of glucose to enter the body.
Liver Larger organ that has over 500 specific jobs in the body, which includes filtering the blood arriving from the small intestine as well as the manufacture of enzymes & glucagon(the storage form of glucose)
Cecum Is the junction of the small intestines and the large intestines and the appendix is located in this same area.
Large Intestine Functions to remove water from the digested food and the production or absorption of vitamin K, which is vital in blood clotting.
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