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Name the different sections of the small intestine in order
Duodenum
Jejunum
Illeum
Duodenum
- first part of small intestine
- C shaped
- receives juices from pancreas
- receives bile (made in liver, stored in gallbladder)
- HCL is produced to break down food (acidic)
- Bicarbonate is released to neutralize the acidity of the chyme
Jejunum
- second part of the small intestine
- responsible for absorbing macromolecules (proteins, lipids, carbs)
- part of the small intestine that has the most developed villi, microvilli, plicae
illeum
, - last segment of small intestine
- connects the small intestine to the large intestine (cecum)
- absorption of micronutrients
Name the different section of the large intestine in order:
Cecum
Ascending colon
Transverse colon
Descending colon
Sigmoid colon
Function of the large intestine
Eliminate waste and absorb water and some nutrients
Function of the small intestine
digestion and absorption of nutrients
four functions of the GI tract
Secretion
Digestion
Absorption
Motility
Secretion
- Movement of material from cells into lumen
- ability to secrete digestive hormones/enzymes*
lumen
space within a tubular part or organ, such as the space within a blood vessel