Ch 13: Processing, Support, and Reproduction: The Digestive, Urinary, Skeletal, Muscular, and Developmental Systems Flashcards
What is the order of the organs in the alimentary canal?
mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
Does the stomach secrete a digestive enzyme?
yes
What enzyme do the salivary glands secrete and what does it help with the digestion of?
amylase, carbohyddrates
The colon is the _____ intestine
large
What is the vitamin needed for blood clotting and what is it made by?
K, large
What does the liver produce?
bile
The products of digestion are absorbed through the walls of the _________
small intestine
The stomach is ____ which means that its pH is ___
acidic, low
What does the pancreas produce?
bicarbonate
What is the function of the large intestine?
reabsorb water
What is Vitamin C necessary to make?
collagen
Pepsin is an _____ secreted by the ______ that helps in the digestion of ______
enzyme, stomach, proteins
Does bile digest fats?
No, it emulsifies them
What produces blood proteins and regulates glycogen metabolism?
liver
What is Vitamin A needed to make?
retinal
What is Vitamin B needed for?
cellular respiration and DNA replication
What is Vitamin D needed for?
calcium absorption
What is Vitamin E needed for?
to protect cell membranes from damage
What is Vitamin K needed for?
blood clotting
What is iron needed in?
hemoglobin
What is calcium needed for?
strong bones and teeth, muscle contraction
What is iodine needed to make?
thyroxine, a thyroid hormone
Is the pancreas part of the alimentary canal?
No, it is an accessory organ
What is peristalsis?
Wavelike contractions that push food down to the stomach from the esophagus
What is the exocrine system?
Pancreas tucked into a loop of small intestine
What does the mouth form food into?
a bolus
What is bile produced by and where is it stored?
made by liver, stored in gallbladder
Where do the enzymes in the small intestine come from?
pancreas (amylase, lipases, proteases, bicarbonate)
Why is the pH in the intestines close to neutral?
The pancreas secretes bicarbonate to neutralize the acid from the stomach
What are the 3 processes used by the nephron to make urine?
filtration, reabsorption, and secretion
What sets up a concentration gradient in the medulla?
loop of Henle
What means taking a substance from the urine and returning it to the blood?
reabsorption
Glucose is always _____
reabsorbed
The kidney helps to regulate blood pressure by releasing what?
renin
What carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body?
urethra
Where does filtration occur?
glomerulus
ADH increases the amount of what reabsorbed from filtrate?
water
Where does most reabsorption and secretion occur?
proximal convoluted tubule
ADH levels are _____ when the body is dehydrated, and this causes the urine to be _______
high, concentrated
What are the 3 main waste products found in urine?
urea, uric acid, and creatinine
What organ filters waste products from the blood?
kidneys
What is a nephron?
the functional unit of the kidney
What happens at the loop of Henle
water is reabsorbed and salt is transported out of the filtrate and into the tissues of the kidney, establishing a concentration gradient
What happens in the distal convoluted tubule?
Specialized and regulated reabsorption and secretion