Anatomy & Physiology 12 - Digestion Vocabulary #2

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Nuclease

chemical enzyme that breaks up nucleic acid into basic parts

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Pancreas

An organ producing enzymes and bicarbonate to deliver to the small intestine AND to secrete insulin and glucagon into the bloodstream to help regulate blood glucose levels.

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Amylase

Enzyme in saliva that breaks the chemical bonds in starches

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Pancreatic juice

digestive secretions of the pancreas, aid in further breaking down carbs, proteins and lipids

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Pepsin

active form of pepsinogen that digests proteins into peptides which is absorbed by small intestine OR broken down into AA

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Pepsinogen

inactive form of pepsin

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peptidase

breaks down peptides into amino acids

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Peristalsis

Involuntary waves of muscle contraction that move food along in one direction through the digestive system.

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Pharynx

throat; passageway for food and air to larynx

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Physical digestion

the process of breaking food into smaller pieces (ie chewing)

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Proteases

enzymes that continue the breakdown of peptides in the small intestine

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pyloric sphincter

Ring of muscle at the end of the stomach, near the duodenum; opens when a wave of peristalsis passes over it

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rectum

A short tube at the end of the large intestine where solid waste exits

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salivary amylase

enzyme that begins starch digestion in the mouth

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Salivary gland

found in oral cavity and secretes saliva

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Salivary juice

made of water, mucus, proteins, mineral salts and amylase

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small intestine

between stomach and large intestine, receives food from stomach to send to large intestine

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sodiun bicarbonate

released by pancreas to aid in neutralizing acidic content from the stomach into small intestine.

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stomach

large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food

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swallowing

automatic contraction of throat muscles that enables food to pass into the esophagus

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trypsin

an enzyme from the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine

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villus

Fingerlike projection of the small intestine wall that absorbs nutrients

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