Question

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1. Name any two of the major types of chemical substances that are broken down in chemical digestion. For each substance, name an enzyme that breaks them down and what final product is actually absorbed by the body for use or storage.


2. Why does the GI tract have a plexus in the muscalaris and nerves in the mucosa? What physiological functions of the tract are supported by these anatomical structures? Think about your answer in the context of Hirschsprung’s disease, a congenital disorder of the colon that involves a defect in the myenteric plexus. What symptom or problem do you imagine the disease would cause?

Answer 1

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1. a.Carbohydrates. They are broken down by several enzymes; ptyalin converts cooked starch to maltose and maltase converts maltose to glucose,which is used by the body cells to produce energy in the form of ATP and it's excess is stored as glycogen in the liver

b. Proteins. Pepsin converts proteins to peptides,rennin converts caseinogen to casein. Trypsin also converts proteins to peptides. Erepsin converts peptides to amino acids which are used by the body. Proteins also yield energy for the body ie. 4kcal per gram

2. The GI tract has a plexus in the muscularis so that there can be a localized control of gastrointestinal motility ie. the myenteric plexus of the muscularis alongside the Meissner plexus of the submucosa form the enteric nervous system. This is to say that the physiological function supported by these anatomical features is gastrointestinal motility. Hirschsprung disease or megacolon causes low GI motility