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Digestion

Digestion. Chemical digestion. Digestive enzymes Proteins Catalysts Hydrolytic enzymes or hydrolases Highly specific in action. Figure 23.33a. Figure 23.33b. Physical digestion. Deglutition Buccal phase Voluntary Compression of the bolus against the hard palate

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Digestion

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  1. Digestion

  2. Chemical digestion • Digestive enzymes • Proteins • Catalysts • Hydrolytic enzymes or hydrolases • Highly specific in action

  3. Figure 23.33a

  4. Figure 23.33b

  5. Physical digestion • Deglutition • Buccal phase • Voluntary • Compression of the bolus against the hard palate • Retraction of the tongue • Elevation of the soft palate to close the nasopharynx • Propelling of the food to the oropharynx

  6. Physical digestion • Pharyngeal-esophageal phase • Involuntary • Begins with the swallowing reflex • Pharyngeal contraction • Closing of the glottis by the epiglottis • Stopping of breathing • Bolus reaches the esophagus • Peristaltic movements take the bolus to the stomach

  7. Physical digestion • Peristalsis • Waves of contraction alternated with waves of relaxation of the GI wall • They propel the food through the digestive tract

  8. Physical digestion • Segmentation • Rhythmic local constriction of the organ wall • Mixes the chyme with digestive enzymes • Increases the rate of food absorption

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