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| enzymes in the mouth and their functions |
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salivary amylase - breaks down carbs salivary lipase - breaks down fats |
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| top and bottom opening muscles of stomach |
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top - cardiac sphincter bottom - pyloric sphincter |
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| high fiber meals pass through the digestive system _________________ than low-fiber meals |
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| what is the area of small intestine |
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| what percent of digestion takes place in the small intestine? |
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| 3 parts of the small intestine |
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| purpose of villi, microvill in small intestine |
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liver gallbladder pancreas |
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Prodecues Bile! bile emulsifies fat to later be digested by enzymes in SI converts glucose to glycogen |
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| stores bile and releases it into duodenum |
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secretes pancreatic amylase and pancreatic lipase secretes bicarbonate which neutralizes stomach acid |
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digestion starts in the ________ it is a(n) ___________ process |
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mouth catabolic (breaks down larger molecules into smaller ones) |
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