Digestive and Urinary System

Major functions of the urinary system

Major functions of the digestive system

Location of digestion and absorption of each macromolecule

Digestive enzymes (including names and functions)

Layers of the GI tract (including stomach) 15b

Major organs of the urinary systems

Major organs of the digestive system

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filters salts and wastes from the blood

regulates pH and body fluid volume

helps maintain normal concentrations of electrolytes and water

helps control red blood cells production and blood pressure

ureters: transport urine from kidneys to bladder

urinary bladder: stores urine

kidneys: filters the blood

urethra: conveys urine to the outside of the body

Nephron anatomy and physiology

Disorders of the digestive and urinary systems

Name:Pancreatic lipase
Location: Pancreas
Function: Breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol

Name: Pancreatic amylase
Location: Pancreas
Function: Breaks down starch into disaccharides

Name:Proteolytic enzymes also contains

Name: Pepsin
Location:Gastric chief cells
Function: Begins protein digestion

Location: pancreas
Functions: Breaks down proteins or partially digested
proteins into peptides

Name: Nucleases
Location: Pancreas
Function: Breaks down nucleic acids into nucleotides

Trypsin

Chymotrypsin

Carboxypeptidase

Name: Peptidase
Location:Intestinal mucosal cells
Function: Breaks down peptides into amino acids

Names: Sucrase, maltase, lactase
Location:Intestinal mucosal cells
Function:Breaks down disaccharides into
monosaccharides

Name:Intestinal lipase
Location:Intestinal mucosal cells
Function:Breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol

Name:Enterokinase
Location:Intestinal mucosal cells
Function: Converts trypsinogen into trypsin

Name: Salivary amylase
Location: Salivary Glands
Function:Begins carbohydrate digestion by breaking
down starch to disaccharides