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CHAPTER 38 DIGESTIVE & EXCRETORY SYSTEMS **Only responsible for knowing YELLOW and RED terms/concepts* DIGESTIVE & EXCRETORY SYSTEMS **Only responsible for knowing YELLOW and RED terms/concepts*
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Chapter 38.1 Food & Nutrition
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FOOD AND ENERGY Why do we need to eat? 1 calorie = heat needed to raise 1 gram of water by 1ºC Calories in food are actually kilocalories (1000 calories) Nutrition: study of food and its effects on the body. Why do we need to eat? 1 calorie = heat needed to raise 1 gram of water by 1ºC Calories in food are actually kilocalories (1000 calories) Nutrition: study of food and its effects on the body.
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NUTRIENTS Your body needs: Water Important element of many bodily and chemical processes Need at least 1L of water a day Water loss in urine, sweat and breathing (homeostasis) Your body needs: Water Important element of many bodily and chemical processes Need at least 1L of water a day Water loss in urine, sweat and breathing (homeostasis)
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NUTRIENTS Your body needs: Carbohydrates Main source of energy Simple (mono/disaccharides) Complex (polysaccharides) Your body needs: Carbohydrates Main source of energy Simple (mono/disaccharides) Complex (polysaccharides)
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NUTRIENTS Your body needs: Fats Important building block of many cellular organelles Vitamin absorption Saturated (single bonds) BAD Unsaturated (double bonds) GOOD Your body needs: Fats Important building block of many cellular organelles Vitamin absorption Saturated (single bonds) BAD Unsaturated (double bonds) GOOD
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NUTRIENTS Your body needs: Proteins: found in animal products (meats and dairy); need 8 essential amino acids Vitamins: organic molecules, work with enzymes (ignition, start reactions) Fat-soluble (A, D, E, K) Water-soluble (B, C) Minerals: inorganic molecules, (calcium, sodium, potassium, etc…) Your body needs: Proteins: found in animal products (meats and dairy); need 8 essential amino acids Vitamins: organic molecules, work with enzymes (ignition, start reactions) Fat-soluble (A, D, E, K) Water-soluble (B, C) Minerals: inorganic molecules, (calcium, sodium, potassium, etc…)
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CHAPTER 38.2 THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WATCH ME!!! THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WATCH ME!!!
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DIGESTION Function: breakdown food for absorption Mechanical: physical breakdown of food Chemical: chemical breakdown of food Voluntary and involuntary Function: breakdown food for absorption Mechanical: physical breakdown of food Chemical: chemical breakdown of food Voluntary and involuntary
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THE MOUTH Mechanical: teeth chew food into smaller pieces Chemical: saliva contains amylase, enzyme converts carbohydrates to sugar Tongue pushes food down pharynx Mechanical: teeth chew food into smaller pieces Chemical: saliva contains amylase, enzyme converts carbohydrates to sugar Tongue pushes food down pharynx
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THE ESOPHAGUS Epiglottis covers trachea; food travels down esophagus Muscle contractions (peristalsis) push bolus through cardiac sphincter to stomach. Epiglottis covers trachea; food travels down esophagus Muscle contractions (peristalsis) push bolus through cardiac sphincter to stomach.
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THE STOMACH Muscles contract and churn (mix) food with gastric juices. Digested food forms chyme (food and gastic juice) Pepsin & HCl digest protein Chyme travels through pyloric sphincter Muscles contract and churn (mix) food with gastric juices. Digested food forms chyme (food and gastic juice) Pepsin & HCl digest protein Chyme travels through pyloric sphincter
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THE SMALL INTESTINE & ACCESSORY ORGANS Digestive enzymes from accessory organs complete majority of chemical digestion in duodenum. Inner layer of villi/microvilli increase surface area and absorption of nutrients Pancreas: secretes hormones that regulate blood sugar & digestive enzymes (insulin & glucagon) Liver: secretes bile for digestion of fats; stored in gallbladder Digestive enzymes from accessory organs complete majority of chemical digestion in duodenum. Inner layer of villi/microvilli increase surface area and absorption of nutrients Pancreas: secretes hormones that regulate blood sugar & digestive enzymes (insulin & glucagon) Liver: secretes bile for digestion of fats; stored in gallbladder
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THE LARGE INTESTINE Also called the colon Stores remaining chyme: water, cellulose, undigested material Main function: water absorption Storage of feces until defecation Also called the colon Stores remaining chyme: water, cellulose, undigested material Main function: water absorption Storage of feces until defecation
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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERS Peptic ulcers: holes in stomach due to thin mucus layer, caused by bacteria (H. pylori) “heartburn”: backflow of acid in esophagus Diarrhea: excess water in feces Constipation: lack of water in feces Colon cancer: development of malignant tumors in colon Peptic ulcers: holes in stomach due to thin mucus layer, caused by bacteria (H. pylori) “heartburn”: backflow of acid in esophagus Diarrhea: excess water in feces Constipation: lack of water in feces Colon cancer: development of malignant tumors in colon
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