Chapter 4 flashcards

Word for esophagus contractions

Peristalsis

mixture of gastric juices and partially digested foods

chyme

substances taken up from the GI tract in order to enter the bloodstream or lymph

absorption

function of the duodenum

neutralizes chyme and breaks it down more alkaline enzymes. Mixes bases secreted from the pancreas and gall bladder

saliva includes these enzymes

lingual lipase and salivary amylase

function of hepatic portal vein

sends water soluble nutrients to the liver

function of absorptive cells

move nutrients from the chyme to lacteals or intestinal blood

three accessory digestive organs

liver, gallbladder, pancreas

uses/makes cholesterol to make bile

liver