Across
- 4. enzyme that initiates protein digestion in the stomach
- 5. a complex carbohydrate
- 10. abbreviation for substance that stimulates insulin production and release
- 11. motility in this region of the stomach is important for mechanical digestion
- 13. reflex that matches stomach emptying with duodenal digestion
- 16. pepsin and trypsinogen are examples
- 18. elevated release of this signaling substance triggers the sensation of nausea
- 19. another term for swallowing
- 20. characteristic of initial salivary secretion
- 21. cell type secreting gastric acid
- 26. inhibitor of gastric acid secretion
- 27. membrane potential shift in the positive direction
- 28. substance having detergent activity
- 30. protective substance secreted in gut
- 31. key component of pancreatic juice
Down
- 1. sphincter that aids mechanical digestion by crushing ingesta
- 2. one of three substances signaling gastric acid secretion
- 3. another term for chewing
- 6. catalyzes initial conversion of trysin from trypsinogen
- 7. a gut hormone that stimulates secretion of pancreatic enzymes
- 8. nerve through which sympathetic signals travel
- 9. signaling between cells in close proximity
- 12. muscle type found within walls of esophagus
- 14. type of chemical digestion promoted by gut microbes
- 15. how products of fat digestion travel in the circulation
- 17. nervous system branch that confers autonomy to the gut
- 22. forward direction of peristalsis
- 23. hormone that regulates gut motility
- 24. structure allowing movement of ions and small signaling molecules between cells
- 25. one of two nerves through which parasympathetic signals travel
- 29. phase of digestion reducing nutrients to units capable of being absorbed