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Digestion Table

The document summarizes the key organs and glands involved in human nutrition and digestion. The mouth contains teeth and tongue for mastication while the stomach contains gastric glands that secrete gastric juice containing HCl and pepsin to kill microorganisms and aid protein digestion. The small intestine contains the liver, pancreas and intestinal glands that secrete enzymes to further break down proteins, carbohydrates and fats into smaller molecules that can be absorbed via the villi into blood vessels. Undigested waste is then passed through the large intestine and removed through the anus.

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Digestion Table

The document summarizes the key organs and glands involved in human nutrition and digestion. The mouth contains teeth and tongue for mastication while the stomach contains gastric glands that secrete gastric juice containing HCl and pepsin to kill microorganisms and aid protein digestion. The small intestine contains the liver, pancreas and intestinal glands that secrete enzymes to further break down proteins, carbohydrates and fats into smaller molecules that can be absorbed via the villi into blood vessels. Undigested waste is then passed through the large intestine and removed through the anus.

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NUTRITION IN HUMANS

sl.no Organ /Gland 1. Mouth&Buccal cavity Teeth,Tongue Salivary gland 2. Oesophagus 3. Stomach Gastric glands Enzyme/Secretions Functions Mastication of food Starch Maltose

Salivary amylase No digestion Gastric juice (i) HCl (ii)Pepsin (iii) Mucous

-Kills microorganisms in food -Provides acidic medium for action of Pepsin. Proteins Peptones Protects stomach wall from damage due to acid.

4.

Small Intestine(in Duodenum) Liver Bile Juice (i) Bile salts and Bile pigments (i)Emulsification of fats(Breaking of fat into small globules thereby increasing the efficiency of enzyme action) (ii)Provides an alkaline medium for the action of Trypsin Proteins Peptides Fats Fatty acids

Pancreas

Pancreatic juice (i)Trypsin (ii)Lipase Intestinal juice (Succus entericus) Amylolytic enzyme Proteolytic enzyme Lipolytic enzyme

Intestinal Wall

Carbohydrates Simple sugars Proteins Amino acids Fats Fatty acids +Glycerol

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Small intestine Absorption of digested nutrients by Villi. The villi are richly supplied (Jejunum, with blood vessels which take the absorbed food to the cells of the Ileum) body where it is utilized for obtaining energy, repairing old tissues and building new tissues. Large Intestine Absorption of water. Undigested food is removed through anus. The (caecum,colon exit is regulated by anal sphincter muscles. ,rectum)

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