Accessory Organs of the GI tract correct answers salivary glands
liver
gallbladder
pancreas
Ptyalin correct answers salivary enzyme "amylase" that aides in digestion of carbs
Epiglottis correct answers Covers airway
Mucous glands correct answers are located in mucosa and provide and alk...
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Accessory Organs of the GI tract correct answers salivary glands
liver
gallbladder
pancreas
Ptyalin correct answers salivary enzyme "amylase" that aides in digestion of carbs
Epiglottis correct answers Covers airway
Mucous glands correct answers are located in mucosa and provide and alkaline barrier
Cardiac Sphincter correct answers prevents reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus
Pyloric Sphincter correct answers regulates the rate of stomach empyting
Hydrochloric Acid correct answers kills microorganisms, breaks food into smaller particles, and
provides a chemical environment that is req. by the gastric enzymes.
Pepsin correct answers Cheif coenzyme of gastric juice. it converts protein into proteases and
peptones.
Gastrin correct answers Controls gastric acidity
Intrinsic factor correct answers Necessary for the absorption of Vitamin B12
Duodenum correct answers contains the openings of the bile and pancreatic ducts
jejunum correct answers is 8 ft. long
ileum correct answers 12ft. long
Villi correct answers inner layer of the small intes. is lined with thousands of these projections.
Digested food is absorbed through the villi and into the bloodstream.
Amylase correct answers digests starch to maltose.
Maltase correct answers reduces maltose to monosaccharide glucose
Lactase correct answers splits lactose into galactose & glucose
Sucrase correct answers reduces sucrose to fructose and glucose
Nucleoses correct answers splits nucleic acids to nucleotides
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