BSC 2011C Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Gastrointestinal Tract, Gastric Acid, Osmoregulation

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All animals must eat and must balance their intake and usage of food. Essential nutrients that are required by cells but can"t be synthesized: four classes of essential nutrients, essential amino acids: 20 amino acids are needed (protein building blocks) but animals only make about 10. Protein deficiency: lacking one or more essential amino acids in diet. Complete proteins: from animals (meat, eggs, cheese) that provide essential amino acids. Incomplete proteins: most plant proteins, deficient in one or more essential amino acids. Animals can synthesize most fatty acids but can"t make unsaturated fatty acids (ones with double bonds) Fat-soluble: excessive amounts can build up in the body. Vitamin d: calcium absorption, bone formation; can be synthesized by sunlight. Sodium, potassium, chloride: important in nerve function, influence on osmotic balance between cells and interstitial fluids. Chemical digestion: polymers broken down into monomers by hydrolytic enzymes, need specialized compartments, intracellular hydrolysis: lysosomes, extracellular hydrolysis. Gastrovascular cavities: simple digestive sacs with single opening.

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