Pancreas: 24-6 (pg. 888-889)
· Describe the structure of the pancreas.
· Describe the two functions of the pancreas.
· List the pancreatic enzymes and their functions.
· The digestion of which nutrient would be most impaired by damage to the exocrine pancreas?
· Does a high fat meal raise or lower the level of cholecystokinin in the blood?
· Figure 24-18a
· Describe the structure of the pancreas.
· Describe the two functions of the pancreas.
· List the pancreatic enzymes and their functions.
· The digestion of which nutrient would be most impaired by damage to the exocrine pancreas?
· Does a high fat meal raise or lower the level of cholecystokinin in the blood?
· Figure 24-18a
Liver: 24-6 (pg. 890-895)
· Describe the anatomy of the liver.
· Briefly describe the histology of the liver.
· Describe the 3 general categories the functions of the liver fall into.
· Figure 24-19b
· Describe the anatomy of the liver.
· Briefly describe the histology of the liver.
· Describe the 3 general categories the functions of the liver fall into.
· Figure 24-19b
Gallbladder: 24-6 (pg. 895-897)
· Describe the functions of the gallbladder.
· Describe the structure of the gallbladder.
· Describe the physiology of the gallbladder. What forms if bile becomes too concentrated?
· Describe how the activities of the digestive glands are controlled hormonal mechanisms.
· How would the pH of the intestinal contents be affected if the small intestine did not produce secretin?
· Figure 24-21a
· Describe the functions of the gallbladder.
· Describe the structure of the gallbladder.
· Describe the physiology of the gallbladder. What forms if bile becomes too concentrated?
· Describe how the activities of the digestive glands are controlled hormonal mechanisms.
· How would the pH of the intestinal contents be affected if the small intestine did not produce secretin?
· Figure 24-21a