pancreatic juice

Cards (11)

  • where is pancreatic juice secreted

    in specialised cells in the pancreas
  • how does pancreatic juice enter the duodenum
    through the pancreatic duct
  • where is the cardiac sphincter
    top of stomach
  • what are the 4 enzymes involved in pancreatic secretion

    endopeptidesases, trypsinogen , amylose and lipase
  • what is the function of endopeptidases
    this hydrolyses protein to shorter polypeptides
  • what is the function of trypsinogen
    converted into trypsin
  • what converts trypsinogen into trypsin
    enterokinase
  • what is the function of amylase
    break down starch into maltose
  • what is the function of lipase
    break down lipids into fatty acid and glycerol
  • what is the function sodium hydrogen carbonate
    raises the ph to make pancreatic juice more alakline
  • what is the function of enterokinase
    convert trypsinogen into trypsin