digestive Enzymes Flashcards
(12 cards)
What are the four components of pancreatic juices?
- Pancreatic amylase
- Trypsin(pancreatic protase)
- Pancreatic lipase
- Ribonuclease+deoxyribonuclease
What is the role of pancreatic amylase in digestion?
It breaks down starch into disaccharides (Maltose).
What is the role of trypsin in digestion?
It breaks down proteins into peptides.
What is the role of pancreatic lipase in digestion?
It breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol.
What is the role of ribonuclease + deoxyribonuclease in digestion?
They break down RNA and DNA.
What secretes intestinal juices?
Cells lining the small intestine (Goblet cells).
What are the three components of intestinal juices?
- Intestinal peptidase
- Intestinal amylase
- Intestinal lipase
What is the role of intestinal peptidase in digestion?
It breaks down peptides into amino acids.
What is the role of sucrase, lactase, and maltase in digestion? ( intestinal amylase)
They break down disaccharides (e.g maltose) into monosaccharides (simple sugars) e.g glucose
What is the role of intestinal lipase in digestion?
It breaks down lipids into fatty acids and glycerol.
What is segmentation?
Segmentation is a process in the small intestine that mixes food with digestive juices + bile
Peristalsis
Just to transport the chyme/bolts to the next destination
