| A | B |
|---|
| digestion | process in which food is broken down |
| absorption | process where nutrients are taken into the cells |
| transport | movement of nutrients |
| salivary amylase | starch-splitting enzyme in the mouth |
| chyme | semifluid food mass |
| pepsin | main gastric enzyme specific for protein |
| trypsin | protein-splitting enzyme formed in the small intestine |
| pancreatic lipase | major fat-splitting enzyme |
| carboxypeptidase | protein enzyme that splits off the carboxyl at the end of peptide chains |
| microvilli | extremely small, hairlike projections covering all villi |
| villi | small protrusions from the surface of a membrane; small fingerlike projections |
| catabolism | metabolic process of breaking down large substances to yield smaller building blocks. |
| anabolism | metabolic process of building large substances from smaller parts; the opposite of catabolism. |
| glycogenesis | formation of stored glycogen from glucose |
| lipogenesis | formation of fat |
| adipose tissue | storage site for excess fat |
| gluconeogenesis | formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate substances such as amino acids |
| ptyalin | also know as salivary amylase |
| peristaltic waves | slowly move food mass forward |
| pinocytosis | being engulfed by the cell |
