Chapter 1 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Innermost later if gastrointestinal
Mucosa
What helps gastric glands be regulated?
Hormones
Chemical breakdown takes place where?
Stomach
Break downs food
Chemical digestion of carbohydrates
Function of mouth
Function of tongue
Mixes food with saliva
Moves food underneath teeth
Moves food towards pharynx for swallowing
Extesion of peritoneum attached to the stomach
Greater and lesser omentums
What does pepsin do?
Enzymes that break down or digest all types of proteins in the stomach
Function of large intestines
Absorbs water and electrolytes
Function of liver
Produces bile which emulsifies fat
Function of salivary glands
Creates saliva which contains enzymes that break down carbohydrates
We have 20 amino acids. How many are essential?
10
Fats give you
More energy
What yields energy the quickest
Glucose
Body regulation happens where?
In the hypothalamus
Mouth, throat, esophagus, stomach, large intestines, small intestines
Organs of digestive system
Internal surface of the stomach
Rugae
3 parts of the small intestines
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
G-cells are
Cells in stomach that secrete gastrin
Enterogastric reflexes is simulated by what
Duodenum from the p.H of the stomach
Vitamin A, D3, E, K
Fat- soluble vitamins absorbed through digestive tract
BMR
Basal metabolic Rate
Leptin
Simulated by satiety center and suppresses appetite
HDL
Removes bad cholesterol through the blood stream
Enzymes in the mouth are
salivary amylase