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