Knowledge is power, the more you know, the closer you are to becoming a real gastroenterologist With that in mind, the quality of cadaver and amount of time you are able to work with it hands-on becomes just another way to get a leg up in that race.
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See below for specifics on each individual organ
Mouth & Esophagus
Liver & Stomach
Small Intestine & Pancreas
Gallbladder & Large Intestine
Digestive Enzymes
All enzymes are proteins, which act as biological catalyst that speed up a chemical reaction and therefore forming an enzyme substrate complex (shown above) in order to break down a substrate into usable products.
Protease
Protease is an enzyme which breaks down protein into amino acids. Generally found in the Pancreas and Small Intestine.
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Lipase
Lipase breaks down lipids in fatty acids and glycerol, found mainly in the stomach.
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Amylase
Amylase, as previously mentioned, breaks down starches into sugar, specifically maltose (dimer). This is done in the mouth and pancreas.
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Maltase
Maltase is the second step in the digestion of carbohydrates in the small intestine, it breaks down the dimer (disaccharide) maltose into a monomer or simple sugar glucose (monosaccharide).
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