Chapter 23: Liver, Gallbladder & Pancreas

Liver

produces bile

Gallbladder

stores bile

Acessory organs

liver, gallbladder, pancreas

bile

A substance produced by the liver that breaks up fat particles. It is a fat emulsifier

pancreas

source of most digestive enzymes

bile ducts

The ducts that convey bile between the liver and the intestine.

Gallstones

Small crystals that form from too few bile salts or too much cholesterol in the gallbladder.

pancreatic fluid

very watery and alkaline

pancreatic fluid electrolytes

proteases, amylase, lipase and nuclease

protease

enzyme that digests protein

amylase

Enzyme in saliva that breaks the chemical bonds in starches

lipase

pancreatic enzyme necessary to digest fats

nuclease

amino acids