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Nutrition Midterm review Ch. 3
Digestion
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1st Grade
10/08/2007

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Functions of the stomach
Definition
mixes and stores food and begins protein digestion
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Role of stomach acids in degestion?
Definition
form the food bolus into a semiliquid food mass called chyme; the acid also kills most of the bacteria present in food, also stops the activity of the carbohydrate-digesting enzyme salivary amylase and help begin the digestion of protein
Term
site of most digestion and absorbtion
Definition
small intestine
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Characteristics of the small intestine that makes max absorbtion possible
Definition
length,
walls are arranges in circular folds which increase surface area in contact with nutrients,
Inner surface is lined with vili, which are in turn lined with microvili.
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what priducts are taken into the lymphatic system before entering the blood
Definition
The products of fat digestion that are not water soluble are taken into the lymphatic system before entering the blood
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ATP
Definition
adenosine triphosphate
Energy currency of the cell
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