name three glands associated with the digestive system. also name their secretion
Following are the glands associated with the digestive system and their secretions:
ORGAN | GLAND | SECRETION | ENZYMES | ACTION OF ENZYME |
Mouth | Salivary gland | Saliva | Salivary amylase | Breaks down starch to sugar |
Stomach | Gastric glands | Gastric juices | 1. Pepsin 2. HCl 3. Mucus | 1.Breaks down protein-peptones 2. Kills-germs, create acidic medium. 3. Protect the walls of stomach from the action of HCl |
duodenum | 1. Liver 2. Pancreas | 1. Bile juice 2. Pancreatic juices | _ 1. Amylopsin 2. Trypsin 3. Lipase | Emulsification of fats, create alkaline medium 1. Breaks down starch to maltose 2. Breaks down protein to amino acid 3. Breaks down emulsified fats |
Small intestine (site of complete digestion) | Intestinal glands | Intestinal juices (recives bile & pancreatic juice | 1. Erepsin 2. Maltase | CONVERTS: Protein--amino acid Sugar—glucose |