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Upper GI secretions

evan March 14, 2024

Secretions:

What Source
Bile salts Liver
Bicarbonate ions Pancreas
Trypsin, chymotrypsin, carboxypeptidase Pancreas
Lipase Pancreas
Pancreatic amylase Pancreas
Nucleases Pancreas
Mucus Goblet cells
Peptidases Small intestine
Sucrase, lactase, maltase Small intestine

 

Absorptions

What Where
Carbohydrates Small intestine
Proteins Small intestine
Lipids Small intestine
Fat soluble vitamins Small intestine
Water soluble vitamins Small intestine
B12 Ileum
Bile salts Ileum
Iron Duodenum

 

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