Physiology 2130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Digestive Enzyme, Chyme, Pylorus

• School: Western University
• Department: Physiology
• Course: Physiology 2130
• Professor: Valeria Puntorieri

Document Summary

The process of digestion involves breaking down the things that we eat so that they can eventually be absorbed into the bloodstream and nourish our body. We all know that a basic diet involves taking in some protein, carbohydrates and fats in varying proportions. The important information in this module are the sites in which digestion of the foodstuff takes place, the enzymes involved, the hormones that aid in digestion, and the nal product absorbed. The best way to solve the loads of enzymes, sites, hormones, products is to make a handy diagram or chart again. Start with a page with the sites of digestion and where things are dumped into or act. For example, bile is made in the liver, stored in the gallbladder and dumped into the small intestine where it performs its functions, so draw your arrow from the liver to gallbladder to small intestine.