what is the last structure before pancreatic juices are released? - ANSWER: duodenal
papillae (constricts or relaxes)
exocrine cells in this organ are stimulated by what? - ANSWER: pancreas
CCK, secretin, parasymp
glucagon & insulin... exo or endo?? - ANSWER: endo
sodium bicarbonate does what to - ANSWER: acidic things in check
- neutralizes acid leaving stomach
- denatures/inactivates enzymes
bile is made by kupfer or hepatocytes? - ANSWER: hepatocytes
*kupfer = phagocytosis in the liver
bile composition - ANSWER: bile salts, water, cholesterol, bile pigments (billirubin)
*BICARBONATE ION
billirubin function - ANSWER: gives feces & urine its color
when bilirubin isn't cleared (if bile not broken down properly --> billirubin a part of
bile) what happens?? - ANSWER: jaundice (yellow skin tone & eyes)
what part of bile is amphipathic - ANSWER: bile salts
bile salts are amphipathic which means - ANSWER: hydrophillic & hydrophobic
*allows to interact with fats
bile salts break _____ down into small pieces - ANSWER: fats
breaking down into smaller pieces = increased - ANSWER: SA
= increase absorption
gallstones are a result of too much
_______ & _______ - ANSWER: reabsorption & concentration
which duct transports bile to & from the gallbladder? - ANSWER: cystic duct
brush border enzymes help break down - ANSWER: carbs & proteins
of the nutrients ( 4 macromolecules) which ones use active transport for absorption?
- ANSWER: carbs & proteins
of proteins what can enter a cell? - ANSWER: amino acids, dipeptides, tripeptides