Absorption of Materials

Question 1

Absorption

Answer 1

A process where a substance is taken up into a tissue, Usually crossing a membrane

Question 2

Absorption

Answer 2

A process where a substance is taken up into a tissue, Usually crossing a membrane

Question 3

Capillary Network

Answer 3

A group of capillaries that deliver blood to a particular tissue

Question 4

Gas Exchange

Answer 4

The process of oxygen entering the blood and carbon dioxide leaving the blood

Question 5

Alveoli

Answer 5

The tiny air sacs found inside the lungs

Question 6

Alveolar intestine

Answer 6

The boundary between the air sac and the capillaries

Question 7

Small Intestine

Answer 7

The organ responsible for the absorption of nutrients

Question 8

Lacteal

Answer 8

The structure in a villus like a pipe that absorbs fatty acids and glycerol

Question 9

Lacteal

Answer 9

The structure in a villus like a pipe that absorbs fatty acids and glycerol

Question 10

Fatty Acids

Answer 10

Chemicals that makeup part of fats

Question 11

Glycerol

Answer 11

A chemical that combines with fatty acids to form fats

Question 12

Capillary Network

Answer 12

A group of capillaries that deliver blood to a particular tissue

Question 13

Gas Exchange

Answer 13

The process of oxygen entering the blood and carbon dioxide leaving the blood

Question 14

Alveoli

Answer 14

The tiny air sacs found inside the lungs

Question 15

Alveolar intestine

Answer 15

The boundary between the air sac and the capillaries

Question 16

Small Intestine

Answer 16

The organ responsible for the absorption of nutrients

Question 17

Villi

Answer 17

The tiny finger-like folds in the wall of the small intestine that increase surface area

Question 18

Lacteal

Answer 18

The structure in a villus like a pipe that absorbs fatty acids and glycerol

Question 19

Fatty Acids

Answer 19

Chemicals that makeup part of fats

Question 20

Glycerol

Answer 20

A chemical that combines with fatty acids to form fats