NSC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Adipose Tissue, Digestion, Blood Sugar
22 Sep 2016
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Organelle: performs a specialized function, found in the cytoplasm, and is a compartment, particle or lament. Self-contained, living structures that join together to form tissues are called cells. The digestive organs in the order that they come in contact with food: mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine. The liver, gallbladder, and pancreas work with the gi tract and are considered accessory organs to the process of digestion (these organs secrete digestive uids into the gi tract and enable the process of converting food into absorbable nutrients) The bile is stored and concentrated in the gallbladder until the gallbladder receives a hormonal signal to release the bile. this signal is induced by the presence of fat in the small intestine. Most fat is stored in adipose tissue, made up of cells designed speci cally for storage capacity. Short-term storage of carbohydrate occurs in muscle and liver in the form of glycogen.
