Postlab quiz 8 Flashcards
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Digestion involves this
breaking down food products so they can be absorbed by the body and be utilized to build and repair our own body systems
The digestive system consists of this tube
alumentary canal
The alumentray canal begins here and ends here
mouth
anus
T/F: the contents of the alumentary canal is considered inside the body
F
Three salivary glands
parotid gland
sublingual gland
submandibular gland
This is the largest organ in the body and is considered a gland
liver
Two functions of the pancreas
exocrine
endocrine
The exocrine function of the pancreas is associated with this
digestion
The endocrine function of the pancrease is associated with this
regulation of blood sugar levels
Abdominal glands of the digestive tract
liver
pancreas
The role of the oral cavity
use teeth, tongue, and salvary secretions to masticate food, and prepare it for swallowing
Pathway of swallowed food
Pharynx esophagus stomach small intestine large intestin anus
most digestive activity takes place here
small intestine
This prepares the food/wastes for defecation
large intestine
Enzymes in the digestive tract do this
assist in all the reactions that reduce molecues to the smallest size so they can be absorbed
Enzymes are this type of molecule
protein
The active sites on an enzyme have this
specificity
Formula associated with enzyme slide
A+B (reactant substrates)—>(enzyme)—->C+D (products)
T/F: Enzymes have a specific optimal temperature
T, a certain temperature will be the best for enzyme activity (remember slide)
These have an effect on enzyme activity
Temperature
pH
substrate concentration
Pepsin is formed here and has this optimal pH
stomach
2 (acidic)
salivary amylase is formed here and has this optimal pH
oral cavity
7 (neutral)
trypsin is formed here and has this optimal pH
small intestine
9 (basic)
T/F: Enzymes only work in one pH environment
F