Application:
6.1.A1: Processes occurring in the small intestine that result in the digestion of starch and transport of the products of digestion to the liver.
Objectives:
6.1.A1: Processes occurring in the small intestine that result in the digestion of starch and transport of the products of digestion to the liver.
Objectives:
- Describe the structure of starch.
- Outline the source, function and specificity of amylase.
- Outline the digestion of maltose, maltotriose and dextrins into glucose.
- Describe absorption of glucose by villus epithelial cells.
- Describe transport of glucose into and through villi capillaries.