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Are animals heterotrophic or autotrophic?

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Heterotrophic

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What are the 5 main processes in nutrition?

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Ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion

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Define ingestion

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The food is taken in and enters the alimentary canal

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Define digestion

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Food is changed from a solid, insoluble substance to a simpler, soluble one through mechanical and chemical processes

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Define absorption

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The end product of digestion is absorbed into the bloodstream

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Define assimilation

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Cells absorb nutrients from the blood and use them to build new cell structures and compounds

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Define egestion

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The process of removing undigested remains from the body in the form of faeces

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Why is food necessary?

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Food provides energy, allows growth and repair of damaged tissues and allows the regulation of body processes

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What are the three groups defined by what type of food they eat?

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Herbivores, carnivores and omnivores

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Which group (herbivores/carnivores) have long canines?

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Carnivores

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True or false:

Herbivores need to ingest large amounts of food

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True

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The human digestive system consists of what two parts?

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The alimentary canal and the accessory organs

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Is the small intestine a part of the alimentary canal or the accessory organs?

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Alimentary canal

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Which organs make up the accessory organs?

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Tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver and gall bladder

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Which organs make up the alimentary canal?

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Mouth and mouth cavity, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and anus

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What is the mouth cavity lined with?

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A mucous membrane

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What is the function of the uvula?

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Closing the nasal cavity when swallowing

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The mouth cavity begins mechanical digestion by breaking down larger food particles into smaller ones and doing what else?

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Mixing it with saliva

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What does the back of the mouth cavity open into?

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The pharynx

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What two openings does the pharynx lead to?

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The oesophagus and the trachea

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What is the function of the pharynx?

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It is the common passage for food and air from the mouth to the trachea and oesophagus

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Name the hollow, muscular tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach

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The oesophagus

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What is the function of the oesophagus?

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Muscles in the oesophagus wall are responsible for peristaltic movements which push the food bolus forward

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What is the sickle-shaped, sac-like organ just below the diaphragm?

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The stomach

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Describe the stomach wall
Thick and muscular
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What closes the top of the stomach (opening to the oesophagus)?
The cardiac sphincter
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What closes the lower end of the stomach (opening to the small intestine)?
The pyloric sphincter
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What are the two functions of the stomach?
Muscular walls create churning movements which assist with physical digestion and mix food with gastric juices Glands in stomach wall secrete gastric juices for digestion
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What is chyme?
The semi-solid state in which food leaves the stomach
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Describe the small intestine
Long, muscular tube | Approx. 5 to 6m
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What is the function of the salivary glands?
They produce and secrete saliva via ducts
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What are the 3 parts of the small intestine?
Duodenum, jejunum and ileum
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What are the layers of the small intestine wall?
The serous membrane, a muscle layer, the submucosa and the mucosa
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What is the serous membrane?
The outer connective tissue layer of the small intestine wall
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What are the two layers of the muscle layer of the small intestine wall?
Outer longitudinal muscle layer | Inner circular muscle layer
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Describe the submucosa
A layer of connective tiddie with blood vessels, lymph vessels, nerves and glands
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Describe the mucosa
The innermost layer of the small intestine | Has transverse folds, each covered in millions of finger-like projections called villi
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What are the three parts of the colon/large intestine?
Caecum, colon and rectum
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Describe the caecum
Sac-like structure where large intestine connects to the small intestine Small appendage is attached called the appendix
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Describe the colon
Largest part of the large intestine | Includes ascending, transverse and descending colon
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Describe the rectum
Last muscular portion of the colon | Ends with the anus (opening to the outside)
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What are the functions of the large intestine?
Mucus secretion (aids egestion) Absorption of water and certain useful substances Temporary storage of waste before egestion through the anus
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Name the muscular organ, the back of which is attached to the mouth floor
Tongue
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Name the muscular organ, the back of which is attached to the mouth floor
Tongue
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What are the papillae?
Small projections on the tongue where taste buds occur
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What are the functions of the tongue?
Serves as taste organ | Helps with chewing, swallowing, bolus formation and mixing food with saliva
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What are the 4 type of teeth humans have?
Incisors Canines Premolars Molars
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What is the human dental formula?
2. 1.2.3 - ------ 2. 1.2.3
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How many molars do humans have?
12
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Into what part of the alimentary canal do the salivary glands open?
Mouth cavity
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What are the three pairs of salivary glands?
Parotid salivary glands (below the ears) Submandibular salivary glands (in lower jaw) Sublingual salivary glands (under tongue)
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Describe the pancreas
Tongue shaped organ just below the stomach
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What two types of cells make up the pancreas?
Normal pancreatic cells | Islets of Langerhans
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Which type of cells in the pancreas secrete insulin and glucagon?
Islets of Langerhans
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Through which duct is pancreatic juice transported?
The pancreatic duct
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Which two ducts open into the duodenum?
Pancreatic duct | Common bike duct
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Is the pancreas an endocrine or exocrine gland?
Both
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Which type of pancreas cells act with an endocrine function?
Islets of Langerhans
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What are the functions of the pancreas?
Secretes pancreatic juice with enzymes which play a role in digestion Secretes insulin and glucagon which control blood glucose levels
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Where is the liver located?
Just below the diaphragm
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Which one of the accessory organs is not a gland?
The tongue
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Describe the lobes of the liver
Right - large | Left - smaller
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What are the lobes of the liver made of?
Ting lobules that are made up of liver cells
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What do liver cells produce?
Bile
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Name the duct that carries bike from the liver
Common hepatic duct
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Which two ducts join to form the common bile duct?
Common hepatic duct | Cystic duct
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Which two ducts open into the duodenum?
Pancreatic duct | Common bike duct
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What is deamination?
Process where excess amino acid is broken down to form urea and glucose in the liver
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What is an example of a detoxifying organ?
The liver
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Which accessory organ stores vitamins A, D, E, K and B12
The liver
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What is the function of the gall bladder?
Storing and releasing bile produced in the liver

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