Circulating Fluids of the Body

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What are the two circulating fluids of the body?

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Blood – carries oxygen, nutrients, hormones

Lymph – carries immune cells, fat-soluble nutrients

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🔹 What is the function of the liver in digestion?

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🔸 Produces bile, which helps digest fats

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🔹 What is chyme?

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🔸 A thick, semi-liquid mix of food and digestive juices formed in the stomach

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🔹 What is the difference between peristalsis and segmentation?

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🔸 Peristalsis: wave-like motion to move food

🔸 Peristalsis: wave-like motion to move food

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🔹 What are the enzymes involved in digestion?

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🔸 Amylase – carbs
🔸 Protease/Pepsin – proteins
🔸 Lipase – fats
🔸 Lactase – lactose

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🔹 What are the end products of digestion?

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🔸 Carbs → Glucose
🔸 Proteins → Amino Acids
🔸 Fats → Fatty acids & Glycerol

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🔹 Where does most nutrient absorption take place?

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🔸 In the small intestine, using villi and microvilli to absorb nutrients

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🔹 How are nutrients transported after absorption?

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🔸 Water-soluble nutrients → go to the liver via blood
🔸 Fat-soluble nutrients → go through the lymphatic system

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🔹 What is the effect of severe undernutrition on the small intestine?

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🔸 Flattens/damages villi → leads to poor absorption → malnutrition

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🔹 What is an ulcer and how is it treated?

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🔸 Sores in the stomach or duodenum (often caused by H. pylori)
🔸 Treated with antibiotics and acid reducers