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    Enzyme Assignment Research SBI4U Test A2 Table of Contents 1. What are the function roles and biological significance of the enzyme? Trypsin is part of the digestive system and degrades proteins‚ making it an enzyme known as protease. [1] It is one of the three principal digestive proteinases‚ the other two being pepsin and chymotrypsin. [9] Trypsin primarily hydrolyses peptides into smaller building-blocks‚ mainly amino acids (these peptides are the result of

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    1. Anatomy- study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts. Physiology- study of how the body and its parts work or function. The relationship between anatomy and physiology is that anatomy has to do with the structures and names of the body‚ while physiology has to do with the function and how the structure works. An example of their correspondence is the cardiovascular system‚ consisting of the heart and blood vessels (anatomy) and how the heart pumps oxygen‚ nutrients‚ and wastes

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    small intestine Duodenum • The section of the small intestine immediately below the stomach. Digestive juices from the gallbladder‚ liver‚ pancreas and gland cells in the intestinal wall mix here with chyme to continue with digestion Pancreas • As a digestive organ‚ the pancreas secretes hydrolytic enzymes and a buffer into the duodenum. The pancreas also acts as an endocrine gland Liver • Regulating blood sugar levels • Converting lactic acid to glycogen • Lipid regulation • Deamination

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    The Circulatory System The Circulatory System is designed to deliver oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body and pick up waste materials and toxins for elimination. This system is made up of the heart‚ the veins‚ the arteries‚ and the capillaries. Circulation is achieved by a continuous one-way movement of blood throughout the body. The network of blood vessels that flow through the body is so extensive that blood flows within close proximity to almost every cell. Heart The heart

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    common form of diabetes. If you have type 2 diabetes your body does not use insulin properly. This is called insulin resistance. At first‚ your pancreas makes extra insulin to make up for it. But‚ over time it isn’t able to keep up and can’t make enough insulin to keep your blood glucose at normal levels. With type 1 diabetes‚ which starts in childhood‚ the pancreas stops producing insulin. Insulin is a hormone your body needs to be able to use the energy -- glucose -- found in food. The primary risk factor

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    Diamond Syndrome (SDS) is an inherited condition that affects mainly the bone marrow‚ pancreas‚ and skeletal system of the human body. Bone marrow produces new blood cells; however‚ in a patient with SDS‚ the bone marrow does not make all of the types of white blood cells making the body more vulnerable to infection. The pancreas produces enzymes that help break down and use nutrients from food. SDS results in the pancreas not producing enough of these enzymes‚ which makes it hard to digest food and absorb

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    word ‘mellitus’ means honey. Diabetes mellitus is a lifelong condition caused by a lack‚ or insufficiency of insulin. Insulin is a hormone – a substance of vital importance that is made by your pancreas. Insulin acts like a key to open the doors into your cells‚ letting glucose in. In diabetes‚ the pancreas makes too little insulin to enable all the sugar in your blood to get into your muscle and other cells to produce energy. If sugar can’t get into the cells to be used‚ it builds up in the bloodstream

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    alimentary canal‚ there are several important accessory organs that help your body to digest food but do not have food pass through them. Accessory organs of the digestive system include the teeth‚ tongue‚ salivary glands‚ liver‚ gallbladder‚ and pancreas. To achieve the goal of providing energy and nutrients to the body‚ six major functions take place in the digestive system ingestion‚ Secretion‚ mixing and movement‚ digestion‚ absorption and excretion. There are two kinds of organs that make

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    be sweet. However‚ the disease is not directly related to urine‚ but instead to the pancreas. Today many other symptons and complications of the disease are known. Although‚ the disease has many complications there are also simple treatments to follow to avoid serious problems. Diabetes is a familiar health problem that affects millions of people world wide. Diabetes results from the failure of the pancreas to produce a sufficient amount of insulin. Insulin is the hormone that regulates the

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    A cheeseburger travels through the digestive system at a inconsistent rate entering various‚ organs‚ intestines etc. there are ten primary stops the mouth‚ the gullet‚ the stomach‚ the small intestine & duodenum‚ the gall bladder and pancreas‚ the liver‚ the large intestine‚ the appendix‚ the rectum and the anus. The first step is the mouth‚ inside the mouth are the teeth which are used to processes the burger into a mush of small pieces so it can be swallowed. Saliva added by the salivary glands

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