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What is the primary term used to describe the food that has been mixed with gastric juice in the stomach?
What is the primary term used to describe the food that has been mixed with gastric juice in the stomach?
What enzyme begins the digestion of triglycerides within the stomach?
What enzyme begins the digestion of triglycerides within the stomach?
Which type of cell in the stomach secretes pepsinogen?
Which type of cell in the stomach secretes pepsinogen?
What is the function of hydrochloric acid (HCl) in the stomach?
What is the function of hydrochloric acid (HCl) in the stomach?
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What condition is necessary for pepsin to function effectively in the stomach?
What condition is necessary for pepsin to function effectively in the stomach?
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What is the role of carbonic anhydrase in the parietal cells of the stomach?
What is the role of carbonic anhydrase in the parietal cells of the stomach?
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What results from the action of the H+/K+ pump in parietal cells?
What results from the action of the H+/K+ pump in parietal cells?
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Why does gastric lipase have a diminished role in fat digestion compared to pancreatic lipase?
Why does gastric lipase have a diminished role in fat digestion compared to pancreatic lipase?
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What effect does acidic stomach secretion have on salivary amylase?
What effect does acidic stomach secretion have on salivary amylase?
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What is a consequence of the bicarbonate ion that leaves the parietal cells?
What is a consequence of the bicarbonate ion that leaves the parietal cells?
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Study Notes
Stomach Mixing and Digestion
- Stomach uses mixing waves (not peristaltic) to mix food with gastric juice.
- This mixing creates chyme, the liquidized food in the stomach.
- Gastric juice dissolves food, making it more liquid.
Stomach Acid and Enzyme Activity
- Acidic stomach secretions inactivate salivary amylase.
- Stomach acid activates lingual lipase. Lingual lipase starts breaking down triglycerides.
Proton Pump Function
- The proton pump is actually an H+/K+ pump.
- The pump uses ATP for energy.
- This pump moves potassium ions into parietal cells and hydrogen ions into the stomach lumen.
- Chloride and potassium ions diffuse into the stomach lumen.
Hydrochloric Acid Production
- Carbonic anhydrase catalyzes CO2 and water into carbonic acid (H2CO3).
- Carbonic acid dissociates into bicarbonate and hydrogen ions (HCO3- and H+).
- Bicarbonate ions leave the parietal cell, creating an "alkaline tide" in the bloodstream.
- Hydrogen ions are actively pumped into the stomach lumen by the H+/K+ pump.
- Hydrochloric acid (HCl) eliminates microorganisms, denatures proteins, and stimulates bile and pancreatic juice secretion.
Protein Digestion in the Stomach
- Stomach produces pepsin, an enzyme secreted by chief cells.
- Pepsin requires a low pH for optimal activity.
- Pepsin is released as pepsinogen (inactive form).
- An activation process takes place either by HCl or activated pepsin to prevent protein autodigestion.
Lipids Digestion in the Stomach
- The stomach also produces gastric lipase for lipid digestion.
- Gastric lipase optimal pH is 5-6.
- Pancreatic lipase becomes the most significant lipid-breaking enzyme in the digestive tract due to the maintained pH in the small intestine.
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Test your knowledge on the stomach's role in digestion, including the mixing of food and gastric juices to form chyme. Explore how stomach acid and enzymes work together to break down food, as well as the function of proton pumps in acid production. This quiz covers key concepts related to digestion and stomach physiology.
