What Happened to Billy Bolus? Billy was formed shortly after Jay took a bite of

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What Happened to Billy Bolus?

Billy was formed shortly after Jay took a bite of his cheeseburger with lettuce and tomato on a whole grain bun. Almost immediately Billy began to experience a change. Salivary amylase__(enzyme) in Jay’s mouth began picking on the _________from Billy’s bun section. Despite the irritation to his bun part, Billy was able to remain fairly intact as he was forced down the _esophagus__________to the stomach with a big “gulp”.

In the stomach ____________(released in response to _________(hormone) stopped the action on Billy’s bun section. But he soon began to notice _______________(enzyme) nibbling on his burger part. Billy felt like he was riding the Demon at Great America because of _peristalsis_________or wave action from contracting muscles. Finally he was propelled from the stomach through the pyloric ty sphincter into the ____________. Unaware to Billy, the __________began to secrete digestive juices into the duodenum. CCK also began to stimulate C that would further work to change Billy forever. In the small intestine, Billy really began to fall apart. Because his bun was so full of starch, it totally lost all shape.   ___________ (such as maltase, lactase and sucrase) pecked away at the starchy bun until it fell apart into polysaccharides, then ______________ and finally ____________ (the body’s preferred fuel). Trypsin busted Billy’s burger portion into smaller ___________ and finally into ___________ (the body’s building blocks). After Billy’s fat had been successfully humiliated (emulsified), pancreatic ___________ turned it into ______________.

Even after all these changes happened to Billy Bolus, he was still together (sort of). However, it was because of that awful wave-like motion that Billy finally lost track of himself.   ________, little finger-like projections in the folds of the small intestine eventually _____________most of Billy. Fatty acids attached themselves to coat hanger like molecules (or glycerol) and formed _____________. But because fatty acids are _______________ in water, special cars called ________________ are available to give them a lift into the _________________. On the other hand, amino acids and glucose are _______________, thus need no special vehicles to carry them to the   __________________and then on to the liver.

Unfortunately little was left of Billy by the time he arrived at the __________ or large intestine. But time was running out. The final remnants of Billy (a small amount of plant fiber) was chewed apart by _______________. And then, with a little “puff” of air...Billy Bolus was gone forever!

Select from the following terms:

Absorbed

Disaccharides

GI tract

Pancreas

Small intestine

Amino acids

Disaccharidases

Glucose

Pepsin

Triglycerides

Bacteria

Enzymes      

Glycerol

Peptides

Villi

Bile

Esophagus

HCl

Peristalsis

Water soluble

Carbohydrate

Fatty acids

Insoluble

Portal vein

Chylomicrons

Gallbladder

Lipase           

Pyloric sphincter

Colon

Gastrin

Lymph system

Salivary amylase

                                                                       

  

Absorbed

Disaccharides

GI tract

Pancreas

Small intestine

Amino acids

Disaccharidases

Glucose

Pepsin

Triglycerides

Bacteria

Enzymes      

Glycerol

Peptides

Villi

Bile

Esophagus

HCl

Peristalsis

Water soluble

Carbohydrate

Fatty acids

Insoluble

Portal vein

Chylomicrons

Gallbladder

Lipase           

Pyloric sphincter

Colon

Gastrin

Lymph system

Salivary amylase

Explanation / Answer

Billy was formed shortly after Jay took a bite of his cheeseburger with lettuce and tomato on a whole grain bun. Almost immediately Billy began to experience a change. Salivary amylase__(enzyme) in Jay’s mouth began picking on the carbohydrate from Billy’s bun section. Despite the irritation to his bun part, Billy was able to remain fairly intact as he was forced down the _esophagus__________to the stomach with a big “gulp”.

In the stomach HCL (released in response to gastrin (hormone) stopped the action on Billy’s bun section. But he soon began to notice pepsin (enzyme) nibbling on his burger part. Billy felt like he was riding the Demon at Great America because of _peristalsis_________or wave action from contracting muscles. Finally he was propelled from the stomach through the pyloric ty sphincter into the small intestine. Unaware to Billy, the pancreas began to secrete digestive juices into the duodenum. CCK also began to stimulate C that would further work to change Billy forever. In the small intestine, Billy really began to fall apart. Because his bun was so full of starch, it totally lost all shape. Disaccharidases(such as maltase, lactase and sucrase) pecked away at the starchy bun until it fell apart into polysaccharides, then disaccharides and finally glucose (the body’s preferred fuel). Trypsin busted Billy’s burger portion into smaller peptides and finally into amino acids (the body’s building blocks). After Billy’s fat had been successfully humiliated (emulsified), pancreatic enzymes turned it into fatty acids.

Even after all these changes happened to Billy Bolus, he was still together (sort of). However, it was because of that awful wave-like motion that Billy finally lost track of himself. Villi, little finger-like projections in the folds of the small intestine eventually absorbed most of Billy. Fatty acids attached themselves to coat hanger like molecules (or glycerol) and formed triglycerides. But because fatty acids are insoluble in water, special cars called chylomicrons are available to give them a lift into the lymph system. On the other hand, amino acids and glucose are soluble, thus need no special vehicles to carry them to the GI tract and then on to the liver.

Unfortunately little was left of Billy by the time he arrived at the colon or large intestine. But time was running out. The final remnants of Billy (a small amount of plant fiber) was chewed apart by bacteria. And then, with a little “puff” of air...Billy Bolus was gone forever!

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