Digestion Flashcards

1
Q

Name the type of reaction used to digest large biological molecules.

A

Hydrolysis

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2
Q

Name the products made when starch is digested.

A

Maltose –> (alpha) glucose

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3
Q

Name the products made when lipids are digested.

A

Fatty acids and monoglycerides

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4
Q

Name the products made when proteins are digested.

A

Amino acids

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5
Q

Name the enzyme used to hydrolyse starch.

A

Amylase

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6
Q

Name the enzyme used to hydrolyse maltose.

A

Maltase

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7
Q

Name the monosaccharides produced when sucrose is hydrolysed.

A

Glucose and fructose

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8
Q

Name the products of lactose hydrolysis.

A

Glucose and galactose

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9
Q

Name the part of the digestive system labelled D

A

Liver

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10
Q

Name the organ labelled B

A

Stomach

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11
Q

Name the part of the digestive system labelled A

A

Oesophagus

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12
Q

Nmae th echemcial stored in the part of the digestive system labelled F

A

Bile

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13
Q

Name the organ labelled E on the diagram

A

Small intestine

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14
Q

Where is amylase made in the body?

A

Salivary glands and pancreas.

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15
Q

Name the part of the digestive system labelled F

A

Gall bladder

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16
Q

Name the tbiological molecule hydrolysed in organ B

A

Protein

17
Q

Where are disaccharidases found?

A

On the membranes of the epithelium cells lining the ileum.

18
Q

Name the enzyme responsible for the hydrolysis of lipid.

A

Lipase

19
Q

Where is lipase made?

A

Pancreas

20
Q

Name three different types of protease.

A

Endopeptidase
Exopeptidase
Dipeptidase

21
Q

Where are endopeptiadases made?

A

Stomach

22
Q

Where are exopeptidases made?

A

Pancreas

23
Q

Name the type of bond broken by amylase enzymes.

A

Glycosidic bond

24
Q

Name the type of bond broken by lipase enzymes.

A

Ester bond.

25
Q

Name the type of bond broken by protease enzymes

A

Peptide bond

26
Q

Where are dipeptidases found?

A

On the membrane of the epithelium lining the small intestine

27
Q

Where is bile made?

A

Liver

28
Q

Where is bile stored?

A

Gall bladder

29
Q

Explain how bile increases the rate of lipid digestion.

A

Emulsifies lipids.
Increases the surface area of lipid for lipase to act on.
Breaks lipid globules up into smaller globules.