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Digestion system
Digestive chemicals
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
03/15/2011

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The chemical that increases the surface area of fats.
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Bile
Term
The nerve that controls the secretion of gastric juice.
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Vagus
Term
The hormone that controls the absorption of calcium.
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parathyroid
Term
The cells in the pyloric region of the stomach that produce gastrin.
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enteroendocrine
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A hormone that inhibits stomach activity and stimulates lobular duct cells in the pancreas.
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secretin
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A hormone that inhibits the production of gastric juices.
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enterogastrone
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The protective secretion produced by neck cells and the membrane that lines the digestive tract.
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Mucus
Term
The enzyme that begins the digestion of carbohydrates in the mouth. A type of amylase.
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Ptyalin
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The chemical that provides the environment for the conversion of pepsinogen into pepsin.
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HCl
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the enzyme that digests protein in the small intestines.
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trypsin
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The cells in the pancreas that produce enzymes.
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acinar cells
Term
The enzyme in the stomach of young children that curds milk.
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Rennin
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The enzyme in the small intestine that converts trypsinogen into trypsin.
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Enterokinase
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The glands in the stomach that secrete gastric juice.
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Fundic
Term
The enzyme that digests fats
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Gastric lipase
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The hormone that stimulates the production of gastric juice.
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Gastrin
Term
The factor that is required for the absorption of B12.
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Intrinsic
Term
The enzyme that begins the digestion of protein in the stomach.
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Pepsin
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The hormone that causes the gallbladder to contract and the sphincter of oddi to relax.
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Cholecystokinin (CCK)
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The active ingredient in bile.
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Salts
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The general term for the type of enzyme that digests carbohydrates.
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amylase
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The organ that produces bile.
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Liver
Term
The cell that produces pepsinogen and prorennin.
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