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Nuclease
chemical enzyme that breaks up nucleic acid into basic parts
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.
Amylase
Enzyme in saliva that breaks the chemical bonds in starches
Pancreatic juice
digestive secretions of the pancreas, aid in further breaking down carbs, proteins and lipids
Pepsin
active form of pepsinogen that digests proteins into peptides which is absorbed by small intestine OR broken down into AA
Pepsinogen
inactive form of pepsin
peptidase
breaks down peptides into amino acids
Peristalsis
Involuntary waves of muscle contraction that move food along in one direction through the digestive system.
Pharynx
throat; passageway for food and air to larynx
Physical digestion
the process of breaking food into smaller pieces (ie chewing)
Proteases
enzymes that continue the breakdown of peptides in the small intestine
pyloric sphincter
Ring of muscle at the end of the stomach, near the duodenum; opens when a wave of peristalsis passes over it
rectum
A short tube at the end of the large intestine where solid waste exits
salivary amylase
enzyme that begins starch digestion in the mouth
Salivary gland
found in oral cavity and secretes saliva
Salivary juice
made of water, mucus, proteins, mineral salts and amylase
small intestine
between stomach and large intestine, receives food from stomach to send to large intestine
sodiun bicarbonate
released by pancreas to aid in neutralizing acidic content from the stomach into small intestine.
stomach
large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food
swallowing
automatic contraction of throat muscles that enables food to pass into the esophagus
trypsin
an enzyme from the pancreas that digests proteins in the small intestine
villus
Fingerlike projection of the small intestine wall that absorbs nutrients
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