Set 3 Phys

What does the exocrine pancreas do?

Secretes pancreatic juices containing many digestive enzymes

What does the endocrine pancreas do?

Secretes hormones insulin and glucagon to control the amount of sugar in blood

What does amylase do?

breaks down carbohydrates

What does trypsin do?

breaks down proteins

What does chymotrypsin do?

breaks down proteins

What does elastase do?

breaks down proteins

What does lipase do?

breaks down fats

What are the three different regions of the small intestine?

Duodenum, jejunum and lleum

What does maltase do?

breaks down disaccharides

What does secondary active transport with Na+?

Glucose and galactose

What does facilitated diffusion diffuse?

Fructose

What does secondary active transport with Na+ or facilitated diffusion diffuse?

Amino acids, dipeptides and tripeptides

What does simple diffusion diffuse?

Short/long-chain fatty acids and monoglycerides

What are the enzymes for protein digestion?

Endo and exopeptidase

What is endopeptidase?

Digests internal peptide bonds

What is exopeptidase?

Digests terminal peptide bonds to release amino acids

What do triglycerides digest into?

Monoglycerides and free fatty acids