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Nutrition chapter 3
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Undergraduate 2
09/06/2012

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What is digestion?
Definition
The process of breaking down foods into small absorbable units
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Macronutrients breakdown into...
Definition
Smaller moleculea
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Products of macronutrient digestion
Definition
Protein: amino acids
Starch: glucose
Fat: fatty acids
Term
What types of processes break down food to nutrients?
Definition
Mechanical: chewing
Chemical: pouring chemicals on the food to break it down
Term
Enzymes
Definition
Protien catalysts
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Do we digest our enzymes?
Definition
Yes, to some extent
Term
Enzyme folklore
Definition
Raw foods supply usable enzymes
Enzyme supplements improve food digestion
Term
Digestive enzymes for macro nutrients
Definition
Proteases: protein
Amylases: starch
Lipases: lipids
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What is absorption
Definition
Movenent is the nutrients to the blood stream
Term
About what percent of nutrients are absorbed
Definition
95%
Term
GI tract
Definition
A specialized tube
Term
Organs of the GI Tract
Definition
Mouth, pharynx, stomach, small intestines. Large intestines
Term
Accessory organs of the GI Tract
Definition
Liver, gull bladder
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Transit time in the GI tract
Definition
Plus or minus 24 hours
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What processes propel food and prevent backflow?
Definition
Peristalsis: wavelike muscular contractions
Sphincters
Term
Sphincters in the GI tract
Definition
Upper esophigial, lower esophigial, pyloric, anal (2), uleoceal
Term
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Definition
Backflow of stomach contents
Heart burn
Don't squeeze the stomach, eat small meals, specific foods to avoid
Term
What prevents digestion of the GI Tract itself?
Definition
Layer of mucus
Term
Peptic ulcer
Definition
Erosion of mucosal tissue
Term
Types of peptic ulcer
Definition
Esophigial
Gastric
Duodernal
Term
Primary cause of ulcers
Definition
Infections
Term
Helicobacter pylori (H. Pylori)
Definition
Primary cause of ulcers
Term
Main causes of an ulcer
Definition
Infection
Aspirin and other drugs
Term
Mucosa:
Definition
GI tract lining that secretes mucus
Term
Bolus: swallow of food
Definition
Term
Chyme:
Definition
Wartery mass of food
Term
Mouth:
Definition
Chewing
Saliva: mucus, antibacterial substances,
Starch digestion: amylase
Swallowing
Term
Taste and smell
Definition
Tounge: taste buds
Nasal cavity: olfactory cells
Term
5 tastes
Definition
Sweet, sour, butter, salty, savory
Term
Pharynx (throat)
Definition
Shared path for digestive/ respiratory function
Role of epiglottis: blocks airways when swallowing to prevent choking, airways are open all the time
Term
Esophagus
Definition
Peristalsis: propels the bolus
Sphincters: controls the pasaage
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Stomach: temporary storage. Mixing protein digestion
Controlled emptying
Definition
Term
Stomach: digestive process
Definition
Stomach churning
Gastric juice: HCL: hydrochloride acid. Pepsin: a protease
Term
Acids
Definition
Molecule that releases H+ ions (lower pH
Term
Bases
Definition
Molecule that releases OH- ions (higher pH)
Term
ph scale
Definition
1-6 acid
7 neutral
8-14 base
Term
Actions of hydrochloric acid (HCL) in the stomach
Definition
1. Denaturation (unfolding) of protein
2. Activation of pepsin
3. Kills bacteria
Term
Why isn't pepsin destroyed by the acid?
Definition
Because its designed to withstand the acid
Term
Absorption in the stomach
Definition
1. Alcohol (~1/4 of total)
2. Aspirin and other drugs
Term
Stomach emptying: effects of sphincter
Definition
Allows gradual emptying
Term
Stomach emptying: Carbohydrate vs. fat
Definition
Carbs: fastest stomach emptying
Fat: slowest stomach emptying
Term
Stomach emptying: effect of stomach emptying on glucose
Definition
Rate of stomach emptying influences blood glucose levels
Term
Small intestine
Definition
Where the most digestion and absorption occurs
Term
Small intestine segments
Definition
Duodenum (12 first 12 inches) jejunum, ileum
Term
Accessory organs
Definition
Pancreas, gull bladder
Term
Role of pancreas in digestion
Definition
Secretes
Term
Pancreas in digestion: secretes
Definition
Bicarbonate: neutralizes acid chyme, stomach acid: NPH2
Enzymes: proteases, amylase, lipase
Term
Mixing of small intestinal contents: segmentation of contractions:
Definition
Chyme mixed with pancreatic secretions
Term
Protein digestion
Definition
Change of amino acids. (Di and tri peptides
Term
Starch digestion: small intestine
Amylase snips off
2 glucose and 3 glucose
2 glucose = maltose
Definition
Term
Role of gallbladder in digestion
Definition
Bile storage, secretion. Stores and secretes bile: an emulsifier
Term
Emulsifier:
Definition
breaking down the bile. Fat tends to separate out of solution. Bile stabilizes the fatty droplets in the watery chyme

Fat and water don't mix. Bile stabilizes fatty droplets.
Term
Bile
Definition
Water, bile salts, cholesterol, lecithin pigments
Term
Fat digestion
Definition
1. Emulsification with bile
2. Digestion with lipase
Term
What percent of meat is digested?
Definition
99%
Term
What percent of plant products are digested?
Definition
75-90%
Term
Some food needs no digestion, some substances can not be digested
Definition
Single sugars need no digestion
Free amino acids need no digestion
Term
Summary of digestion: protein
Definition
Amino acids
Term
Summary of digestion: starch
Definition
Glucose
Term
Summary of digestion: fat
Definition
Fatty acids
Term
Absorption:
Definition
Transfer of nutrients across the cells and Into the blood stream
Term
Factors that increase the intestinal surface area
Definition
1. Folds in mucosal surface
2 vino
3. Micro vino
Term
Mechanisms of nutrient absorption
Definition
1. Simple diffusion
2. Facilitated diffusion
3. Active transport
Term
Where do nutrients go after absorption? Water solvable
Definition
Enter the blood capillaries
Term
Where do the nutrients go after digestion: fat solvable
Definition
Enter the lymphatic capillaries
Term
The lymphatic system
Definition
Has key roles in immunity
Term
Water soluble nutrients
Definition
Pathway: villus capillaries - portal vein - liver
Water soluble amino acids. Su peptides, tri peptides, glucose salt.
Term
Portal vein
Definition
Limits blood vessels of the digestive tract an the liver
Term
Fat soluble nutrients: pathway:
Definition
Lacteals - lymphatic vessels - blood stream

Liver is bypassed
Term
Large intestine
Definition
Induces the colon and rectum
Term
Colon contents after digestion
Definition
Fluid, fiver, salts, bacteria 10^12 ml)
Term
What remains after digestion and absorption?
Definition
Fiver, un digested materials, water, sodium patassium
Term
Roles of the large intestine: bacteria:
Definition
Fiber - nutrients
By products: gas
Term
Roles of the large intestines: rectum
Definition
Stores the waste (feces)
Term
Composition of stools: substance in stool:
Definition
Bile: bilirubin
Sloughed off intestinal cells
Water, mucus, fiber, bacteria
Term
How often is intestinal lining replaced
Definition
Every 3-6 days
Term
Yogurt
Definition
Claims to help digestion with probiotics.
Not true
Term
Constipation:
Definition
If you "go" less than 3 times a week
Term
How constipation develops
Definition
Process: long transit time - water removed = dry stool
Term
Keys to shortening transit time
Definition
Fiber, adequate fluids, activity
Term
Laxatives
Definition
Inducting peristalsis
Increasing water contents of stool
Increasing stool weight and bulk
Term
Diarrhea: process
Definition
Short transit- excessive water
Term
Frequent causes of diarrhea
Definition
Infection, Unabsorbed carbs
Term
Health risks of diarrhea
Definition
Dehydration, electrolyte loss
Term
Intestinal gas (flatulence) contributing factors:
Definition
Un digested dietary substances, swallowing air, smoking, chewing, carbonated beverages
Term
Colon cleanses
Definition
Advertisements show pictures of unhappy colon. They make you buy a bunch of stuff to eat and then when it comes out they make you think that it actually helped. It's fake.
Term
What is colon cleaning
Definition
They feed customers special type of clay (bentonite) and a gelling fiver. What comes out is really what you ate
Term
Liver and gallbladder flushes.
Definition
Also fake, make you eat a bunch of stuff which creates soaps that are claimed to be gull stones. They are large, bile stained, no cholesterol, soft too many and they float, UNLIKE REAL GULL STONES
Term
How digestion/ abrogation processes are regulated
Definition
Neverus system control (vagus nerve )
Term
Hormonal secretions: gastrin
Definition
Controls stomach secretions
Term
Hormonal secretions: secretin
Definition
Controls pancreatic secretions. Travels to pancreas
Term
Hormonal secretions: cholecystokinin(CCK)
Definition
Controls the bile secretion in the bill bladder
Term
Cysto
Definition
Gull bladder
Term
Hormones
Definition
Chemical signal sent from one organ/ tissue to another through the blood
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