Flashcards in Chapter 15-2 Deck (52)
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Pancreatic amylase
Digest carbs
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Pancreatic lipase
Digest fat
2
Pancreatic nuclease
Digests nucleic acid
3
Trypsin
Digest protein
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Why must proteolytic enzymes be secreted in an inactive form
Because they digest protein
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Hormone that stimulates secretion of pancreatic juice with high concentration of bicarbonate ions
Secretin
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What is the function of bicarbonate ions
Neutralize acid of chyme
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What's the function of cholecystokinin
Hormone that stimulates secretion of pancreatic juice with high concentration of digestive enzyme
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Livers functional units
Hepatic lobules
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State the functions of the liver
Metabolizes carbs, lipids, and proteins
Stores glycogen, iron, vit A, D, and B12
Filters blood
Detoxification
Secretes bile
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What is the most abundant composition of bile
Bile salts
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Why don't new bile salts have to be made everyday
90% of bile salts are re absorbed by liver
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Function of the gall bladder
Stores bile between meals
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What causes gall stones
Cholesterol in bile may form crystals
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What is cholecystectomy
Surgical removal of the gall bladder
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Function of bile salts
Emulsification of fat (breaks it down into smaller droplets)
Aid absorption of fatty acids, cholesterol, and vitamin A,D,E,K
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Uppermost part, 10 inches long, most fixed portion
Duodenum
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2nd part, 8 ft long
Jejunum
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Last part, 12 ft long
Ileum
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Double layered membrane that suspends and supports small intestine
Mesentery
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Tiny projections of mucous membrane increasing surface area aiding in absorption
Villi
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List 3 secretions of the small intestine
Mucus, watery neutral fluid, digestive enzyme
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Final product villi absorbs
Monosaccharides, amino acids, fatty acids, and glycerol
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Explain ileocecal sphincter
Muscle that controls the movement of intestine contents from small to large intestine
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First 2-3 in. Of large intestine
Cecum
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Narrow tube with closed end projecting from cecum
Vermiform appendix
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Extends from cecum to anus
Colon
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Last few centimeters of large intestine
Anal canal
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Opening to exterior
Anus
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