BIOL 240W Lecture Notes - Portal Vein, Gastrointestinal Tract, Hepatic Veins
Document Summary
Essential nutrients: amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins. Organic molecule required in small amounts in the diet. Inorganic molecule required in small amounts in the diet. Intracellular compartments: extracellular compartments, gastrovascular cavity, alimentary canal, absorption, elimination. Components of the mammalian digestive system: alimentary canal, accessory digestive organs. Food processing in the mammalian digestive system: oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach. Digestion of macromolecules: jejunum & ileum. Digestive enzyme that is produced in inactive form by. Absorption in the small intestine: sugars, amino acids, vitamins, minerals: absorption into the hepatic portal system, hepatic portal system- capillaries from small intestine hepatic portal vein capillaries . Hepatic vein: glycerol and fatty acids: absorption into lymphatic system, large intestine i. Functions of the large intestine: reabsorption of water, production of b-vitamins, vitamin k, biotin, and folic acid by bacteria. Digestive adaptations: length of digestive system, ruminant digestion, copraphagy. Date: / / . digestive enzymes from pancreas and release of bile from gall bladder.
