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digestive tract terms and functions

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Primary function of the digestive system   Transfer nutrients, water, and electrolytes from ingested food into body’s internal environment  
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Four functions of the digestive system   – Motility – Secretion – Digestion – Absorption  
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Two types of digestive motility   Propulsive movements Mixing movements  
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Propulsive movements   Push contents forward through the digestive tract  
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Mixing movements [2]   Serve two functions -Mixing food with digestive juices promotes digestion of foods -Facilitates absorption by exposing all parts of intestinal contents to absorbing surfaces of digestive tract  
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Secretion [3]   – Consist of water, electrolytes, mucus, enzymes, antibodies – Secretions are released into digestive tract lumen – Some reabsorbed in one form or another back into blood after their participation in digestion  
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Digestion   Biochemical breakdown of structurally complex foodstuffs into smaller, absorbable units  
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How is digestion accomplished?   Accomplished by enzymatic hydrolysis  
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Complex foodstuffs and their absorbable units: Carbohydrates >>   Carbohydrates → monosaccharides  
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Complex foodstuffs and their absorbable units: Fats >>   Fats → glycerol and fatty acids  
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Complex foodstuffs and their absorbable units: Proteins >>   Proteins → di and tripeptides and amino acids  
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Absorption [Be as specific as you can]   Small units resulting from digestion, along with water, vitamins, and electrolytes are transferred from digestive tract lumen into blood or lymph  
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Four major tissue layers throughout the length of the esophagus to the anus   – Mucosa – Submucosa – Muscularis externa – Serosa  
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Innermost layer   Mucosa  
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Outermost layer   Serosa  
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Many Sloths Move Slowly   – Mucosa – Submucosa – Muscularis externa – Serosa  
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Help procure, guide, and contain food in the mouth   Lips  
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Well-developed tactile sensation   Lips  
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Forms roof of oral cavity (separates mouth from nasal passages)   Palate  
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Uvula (seals off nasal passages during swallowing)   Palate  
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Forms floor of oral cavity, Composed of skeletal muscle   Tongue  
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Movements aid in chewing and swallowing, taste buds   Tongue  
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Responsible for mastication   Teeth  
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First step in digestive process   Teeth  
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Grind and break food into smaller pieces to make swallowing easier and increase food surface area on which salivary enzymes can act   Chewwing  
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Composition of saliva __ __ . __ % H2O __. __% electrolytes and protein (amylase, mucus, lysozyme)   99.5% ; 0.5%  
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Saliva produced largely by ____ ____ ____ of salivary glands   Three major pairs  
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Facilitates swallowing by moistening food   Saliva functions  
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Begins digestion of carbohydrates   Salivary amylase begins digestion of carbohydrates  
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Antibacterial action of saliva   – Lysozyme destroys bacteria – Saliva rinses away material that could serve as food source for bacteria  
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Also known as the throat   Pharynx  
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Muscular tube from pharynx to stomach   Esophagus  
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Upper 1/3—_____ muscle Lower 2/3—_____ muscle   Esophagus Skeletal Smooth  
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Common passageway for air and food   Pharynx  
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Upper esophageal sphincter   Skeletal muscle between pharynx and esophagus  
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Lower esophageal sphincter   Smooth muscle between esophagus and stomach  
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J-shaped sac-like chamber lying between esophagus and small intestine   Stomach  
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Stomach divided into three sections   Fundus Body Antrum  
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Fat Baby Ass   Fundus Body Antrum  
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Secretes hydrochloric acid (HCl) and enzymes that begin protein digestion   Stomach  
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Mixing movements convert pulverized food to chyme   Stomach  
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Store ingested food until it can be emptied into small intestine   Stomach  
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Serves as barrier between stomach and upper part of small intestine   Pyloric sphincter  
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Secretory products of the stomach   - Pepsinogen secreted by chief cells - Hydrogen ions secreted by parietal cells - Intrinsic factor secreted by parietal cells - Gastrin secreted from G cells (hormone) - Mucus secreted from neck cells  
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Precursor for pepsin, enzyme that digests proteins   Pepsinogen  
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Maintain acidic environment of stomach   Hydrogen ions secreted by parietal cells  
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Necessary for absorption of vitamin B12   Intrinsic factor secreted by parietal cells  
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Coiled hollow tube 8-10 ft long   Small intestine  
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Site where most digestion and absorption take place   Small intestine  
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Three segments of small intestine   – Duodenum – Jejunum – Ileum  
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Dont Jerk It   – Duodenum – Jejunum – Ileum  
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Juice secreted by _____ _____ does not contain any digestive enzymes   Small intestine  
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Describe the juice secreted by the small intestine   Aqueous salt and mucus solution  
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______ ______ and ______ empty into duodenum   Pancreatic enzymes ; bicarbonate  
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____________ – trypsinogen → trypsin   Enterokinase  
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Disaccharidases – __________ → monosaccharides   Disaccharides  
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Aminopeptidases – __________ → amino acids   Peptides  
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_______ _______ releases bile into duodenum   Gall bladder  
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Fat is digested entirely within ______ ______ lumen by pancreatic lipase   Small intestine  
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_______-_______ enzymes complete digestion of carbohydrates and protein   Brush-border  
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Absorbs almost everything presented to it   Small intestine  
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What is a "brush-border" and what is the purpose of it   Brush border (microvilli) arise from luminal surface of epithelial cells. It is important to increase the surface area and therefore increase absorption.  
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Adaptations that increase small intestine’s surface area   Folds, villi, and microvilli  
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Contain blood vessels and lacteal for absorption of nutrients   Villi  
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Form brush border   Microvilli  
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Only _________ are absorbed   Monosaccharides  
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Typical diet: _____-_____ grams carbohydrates   250–800 grams  
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Most consumed as disaccharides or polysaccharides   – Sucrose – Lactose – Maltose – Starch – Glycogen – Cellulose (fiber, cannot be digested)  
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Digestion of Starch: [2 enzymes]   – Salivary amylase – Pancreatic amylase  
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End product of starch.   End product – Disaccharides (maltose) – Limit dextrins  
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Carbohydrate Digestion: Enzymes: ________ – limit dextrins > glucose   Dextrinase  
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Carbohydrate Digestion: Enzymes: _______ – polysaccharides > glucose   Glucoamylase  
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Carbohydrate Digestion: Enzymes: _______ – sucrose > fructose + glucose   Sucrase  
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Carbohydrate Digestion: Enzymes: _______ – lactose > galactose + glucose   Lactase  
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Carbohydrate Digestion: Enzymes: ______ – maltose > 2 glucose   Maltase  
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Location of enzymes—   Brush border of small intestine  
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Transport from lumen to blood   Absorption  
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Glucose and galactose absorbed by   – Secondary active transport across apical membrane – Facilitated diffusion across basolateral membrane  
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Fructose absorbed by   Facilitated diffusion across both membranes  
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Typical diet: ___ grams/day protein – Only require __-__ grams   125 grams ; 40–50 grams  
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Proteins digested by proteases into   – Amino acids – Dipeptides – Tripeptides  
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Protein digestion begins in the   Stomach  
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Protein Digestion Enzyme released by the stomach ; by which cells ; is converted into   Pepsinogen ; Chief cells ; Pepsin  
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What is pepsinogen?   Inactive form of pepsin  
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What activates pepsinogen?   Acid  
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Pancreatic proteases   – Trypsin – Chymotrypsin – Carboxypeptidase  
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Brush border proteases   – Aminopeptidase – Enterokinase  
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Amino acids – Cross apical membrane by sodium-linked ______ ______ transport or ______ ______. – Cross basolateral membrane by ______ ______   Secondary active ; facilitated diffusion ; facilitated diffusion  
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Di and Tripeptides – Cross apical membrane by______ ______ – Broken down inside cell to ______ ______ – Amino acids cross basolateral membrane by _____ _____   Active transport ; amino acids ; facilitated diffusion  
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What is the difference between exogenous and endogenous proteins?   Exogenous is dietary protein; endogenous proteins are digestive enzymes, sloughed epithelial cells, and leaked plasma proteins.  
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Lipid Digestion Typical diet: __-___ grams lipids – __% triglycerides   25–160 grams ; 90%  
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Lipids face special problem in digestion and absorption... which is...   – Not water soluble – Do not mix with stomach, intestinal contents – Form fat droplets  
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Lipid Digestion: Enzymes of digestion = _______   Lipases  
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Lipase is secreted from the ______ and is the enzyme for ___ breakdown.   Pancreas ; fat/lipid  
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Lipases can only act on molecules near edge of ___ _____   Fat droplet  
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____ _____ increase surface area of droplets by breaking large droplet into several small droplets = a process called..   Bile salts ; emulsification  
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Bile Salts: Synthesized in _____ from ________.   Liver, Cholesterol  
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Bile Salts: Secreted in _____ to _______   Bile ; duodenum  
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Bile Salts: ________ molecule, that works to ______ fat   Amphipathic, emulsify  
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Triglycerides > Monoglyceride + _______ Digestion by Lipases - Some fatty acids and monoglycerides absorbed - Others form micelles   2 Fatty acids ; micelles  
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Free form can be absorbed by Monoglycerides and Fatty Acids______ ______ across epithelium   Simple diffusion  
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Monoglycerides and Fatty Acids Once Inside epithelial cell (through ____ ____) enters the _____ _____ and reform triglycerides and other lipids. Lipids then enter ____ ____ to be packaged into chylomicrons   Simple diffusion ; Smooth ER ; Golgi apparatus  
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Lipase is secreted by the   Pancreas  
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Chylomicrons secreted by _____ into interstitial fluid Chylomicrons enter______ ______ via lacteal   Exocytosis ; lymphatic system  
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Pancreas is a mixture of ________ and ________ tissue   Exocrine ; endocrine  
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Elongated gland located behind and below the stomach   Pancreas  
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Endocrine function of the pancreas   Secrete insulin and glucagon  
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What part of the pancreas secretes insulin and glucagon   Islets of Langerhans  
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Exocrine function of the pancreas   Secretes pancreatic juice consisting of - Pancreatic enzymes actively secreted by acinar cells that form the acini - Aqueous alkaline solution actively secreted by duct cells that line pancreatic ducts  
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Pancreatic Enzymes: Proteolytic enzymes [ 3 ]   Trypsinogen Chymotrypsinogen Procarboxypeptidase  
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Trypsinogen converted to ; for...   Converted to active form trypsin ; Digestion of protein  
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Chymotrypsinogen is converted to active form ; for...   Chymotrypsin ; Digestion of protein  
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Procarboxypeptidase is converted to active form ; for...   Carboxypeptidase ; Digestion of protein  
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Pancreatic Amylase vs Pancreatic Lipase   Converts polysaccharides into the disaccharide amylase Main enzyme that can digests fat  
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Largest and most important metabolic organ in the body   Liver  
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Body’s major biochemical factory   Liver  
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Liver receives blood from two sources   – Arterial blood via hepatic artery – Venous blood from via hepatic portal vein  
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Importance to digestive system – secretion of bile salts   Liver  
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Functions of the liver not related to digestion [7]   – Metabolic processing – Detoxifying – Synthesizes plasma proteins – Stores glycogen, fats, iron, copper, and many vitamins – Activates vitamin D – Removes bacteria and worn-out red blood cells – Excretes cholesterol and bilirubin  
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Bile: Actively secreted by _____ and actively diverted to ________ between meals   Liver ; Gallbladder  
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Bile consists of [4]   Bile salts Cholesterol Lecithin Bilirubin  
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Primarily a drying and storage organ   Large intestine  
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Large intestine consists of what four parts   – Colon – Cecum – Appendix – Rectum  
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Colon: Extracts more _____ and _____ from contents   Water ; salts  
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Colonized by beneficial bacteria   Large intestine  
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____-_____ different bacterial species present in large intestine   500-1000  
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Functions of bacteria in large intestine [6]   - Enhance intestinal immunity by out competing pathogenic bacteria -Promote colonic motility -Help maintain mucosal integrity -Ferment fiber -Produce vitamin K -Decrease colonic pH allowing calcium, magnesium and zinc absorption  
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The chyme entering the intestine from the stomach is:   very basic and quickly buffered by digestive enzymes excreted from the pancreas.  
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