MSCI522 Spring 2025 Digestion and Absorption Report LUOA

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Course MSCI 522 (Spring 2025) - Principles of Physiology II
Lesson Digestion and Absorption
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Macronutrients

The structure of three macronutrients are shown in the categories below. Identify each ma
functions.

Macronutrient 1 Macronutrient 2

Carbohydrate Lipid Carbohydrate

Cell membranes Cell membranes Rapid energy source

Growth and repair
Lipid
Protein
Rapid energy source




Think of your favorite meal. Can you identify the primary source of each macronutrient in t

My favorite meal is salmon, so it would be identi ed as a protein.




Organs of digestion

, Can you identify the major organs of the digestive system?

Esophagus
Gall bladder
Large intestine
Liver Oral cavity
Oral cavity
Pancreas
Salivary glands
Liver
Small intestine
Stomach
Gall bladder



Large intestine