Digestive Hormones and Digestive Enzymes Notes Physiology
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Q: What enzyme in the stomach digests protein?
pepsin
Q: What pancreatic enzyme digests fat?
Lipase
Q: What enzyme is produced by the salivary glands to digest carbohydrates?
Amylase
Q: What pancreatic enzyme digests carbohydrates?
Pancreatic amylase
Q: What small intestine enzyme digests maltose?
Maltase
Q: What small intestine enzyme digests table sugar (sucrose)?
Sucrase
Q: What small intestine enzyme digests proteins (peptides)?
Peptidase
Q: What pancreatic enzyme digests proteins?
Trypsin
Q: What inactive enzyme is produced by the pancreas?
A: Chymotrypsinogen
Q: What active enzyme does chymotrypsinogen become?
Chymotrypsin
Q: What does chymotrypsin digest?
Protein
Q: What is the best pH for small intestine enzymes?
7-8
Q: Where is gastrin produced?
Stomach
Q: What does gastrin stimulate?
A: Hydrochloric acid (HCl)
Q: What does HCl convert into pepsin?
Pepsinogen
Q: What active enzyme is formed from pepsinogen?
pepsin
Q: Where is cholecystokinin (CCK) produced?
small intestine
Q: What organ does CCK target?
Pancreas
Q: What does CCK cause the pancreas to release?
Digestive enzymes
Q: What sphincter does CCK relax?
Hepatopancreatic sphincter
Q: What enzyme release is stimulated by CCK?
Lipase
Q: What does CCK cause the gallbladder to release?
Bile
Q: What hormone causes the pancreas to release bicarbonate (buffers)?
Secretin
Q: What hormone stimulates the liver to make bile?
Secretin
Q: What hormone increases blood flow to the capillaries in the villi?
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP)
Q: What hormone causes the liver to release glucose?
glucagon
Q: What hormone causes the pancreas to release insulin?
Glucose Insulinotropic Peptide (GIP)