Digestion Mimic Test
with pepsin
lower enzymatic activity
ingestion
taking food into the body
what biomolecule would yield the highest amount of energy...thus is first t be stored by humans?
fats
what are molars best at doing
grinding and smashing
enzymatic activity without pepsin amylase
higher enzymatic activity
absorption
ingested dietary substances crossing cell membranes
bile
liver, lipids
pH of stomach
1-3
pH of small intestine
4-5
ph of buccal cavity
5-6
How does constipation occur
a substance that promotes water reabsorption
risk of obesity
cancer/diabetes type 2
large intestine
completes absorption/absorption of water and it manufactures certain vitamins/formation of feces/expulsion of feces from the body
small intestine
monosaccharides(glucose/galactose)
where do carbs begin chemical digestion
mouth
pancreatic lipase
pancreas, lipids
nucleases
pancreas, nucleic acids
trypsin
pancreas, proteins
propulsion
passage of food through the GI tract
excretion
removal of waste products from body fluids
salivary amylase
salivary glands, carbs
where nucleic acids begin chemical digestion
small intestine
where lipids begin chemical digestion
small intestine(duodenum)
peristalsis
smooth muscle contractions that move along the esophagus
polymers
starch and proteins
where do proteins begin chemical digestion
stomach
pepsin
stomach, proteins
what causes ulcers
stress, cigarette smoking, certain foods, some medications, and bacterial infections
digestion
the breaking down of large food molecules into molecules small enough to be used
enzymatic hydrolysis
the process in digestion in which macromolecules are split from food by enzymatic addition of H20
how does diarrhea occur
too much water
