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1
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animal nutrition process

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food is taken in , taken apart, and taken up

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herbivores

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eat mainly plants or algae

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carnivores

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eat other animals

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omnivores

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regularly consume animals as well as plants or algae

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essential nutrients

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required materials that an animal cannot assemble from simpler organic molecules

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4 classes of essential nutrients

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  1. essential amino acids
  2. essential fatty acids
  3. vitamins
  4. minerals
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where are essential nutrients obtained

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animal’s diet

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how many amino acids do animals require

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20

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how many amino acids can animals synthesize from their diet

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about half - essential

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how do vegetarians obtain all essential amino acids

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eating a varied diet of plant proteins

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fatty acids purpose

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membranes, signaling, storage fats
- mammals - linoleic acid
- eats seeds, grains, vegetables

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vitamins

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organic molecules required in the diet in very small amounts

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13
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how many vitamins are essential for humans

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13

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14
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2 categories of vitamins

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fat-soluble and water-soluble

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minerals

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simple inorganic nutrients, usually required in small amounts

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16
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malnutrition

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failure to obtain adequate nutrition

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effects of malnutrition

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deformities, disease, and death

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undernourishment

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diet does not provide enough chemical energy

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what happens to undernourished individuals

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  • use up stored fat/carbohydrates
  • break down own proteins
  • lose muscle mass
  • suffer protein deficiency of brain
  • die or suffer irreversible damage
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epidemiology

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study of human health and disease in populations

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what are neural tube defects in babies a result of

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deficiency in folic acid in pregnant mothers

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ingestion

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act of eating or feeding

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different types of feeders

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filter, substrate, fluid, bulk

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filter feeders

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which sift small food particles from water

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substrate feeders

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live in or on food source

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fluid feeders

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suck nutrient-rich fluid from a living host

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bulk feeders

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eat relatively large pieces of food

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digestion

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breaking food down into molecules small enough to absorb

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mechanical digestion

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chewing or grinding, increases surface area of food

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chemical digestion

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splits food into small molecules that can pass through membranes
- enzymatic hydrolysis

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enzymatic hydrolysis

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splits bonds in molecules with addition of water

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absorption

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uptake of small molecules by body cells

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elimination

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passage of undigested material out of the digestive system

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34
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what reduces the risk of animals digesting their own cells/tissues?

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digestive compartments

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35
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intracellular digestion

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  • food particles engulfed by phagocytosis and pinocytosis
  • food vacuoles fuse with lysosomes containing hydrolytic enzymes
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what animal uses intracellular digestion

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sponges

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extracellular digestion

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  • breaks down food particles outside of cells
  • occurs in compartments continuous with outside of body
  • some animals have gastrovascular cavity
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38
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complete digestive tract

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have both mouth and an anus

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39
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alimentary canal

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digestive tube, complete digestive tract

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40
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accessory glands of digestion

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salivary glands, pancreas, liver, gallbladder

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41
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what does saliva contain

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mucus (water, salts, cells, glycoproteins), amylase (breaks down amylose)

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42
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what does saliva do

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lubricate food

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43
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what does the tongue do

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shape food into a bolus to help with swallowing

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pharynx (throat)

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junction that opens to both esophagus and trachea

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what blocks food entry to the trachea

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epiglottis

46
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peristalsis

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rhythmic contractions of muscles in wall of esophageal canal to push food down

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stomach function

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stores food and processes food into liquid suspension

48
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chyme

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mixture food and gastric juice

49
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gastric juice composition

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  • hydrochloric acid and pepsin
  • pH of 2
50
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gastric juice function

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kills bacteria and denatures proteins

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pepsin

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protease that breaks peptide bonds to cleave proteins into smaller peptides

52
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parietal cells

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secrete hydrogen and chloride ions separately into lumen (cavity) of the stomach

53
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chief cells

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secrete inactive pepsinogen, which is activated to pepsin when mixed with hydrochloric acid in stomach

54
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what protects the stomach lining from gastric juice?

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mucus

55
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how often are stomach epithelial layers replaced by cell division

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3 days

56
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gastric ulcers

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lesions in the lining caused by bacterium Helicobacter pylori

57
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what churns the stomach’s contents

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coordinated contraction

58
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what prevent chyme from entering esophagus

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sphincters

59
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heartburn

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if sphincter at top of stomach allows movement of chyme back to lower end of esophagus

60
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longest compartment of the alimentary canal

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small intestine

61
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where does most enzymatic hydrolysis of macromolecules from food occur

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small intestine

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first portion of small intestine

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duodenum

63
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what occurs in the duodenum

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chyme from stomach mixes with digestive juices from pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and small intestine

64
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what does the pancreas produce

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  • trypsinogen
  • chymotrypsinogen
65
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what are trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen activated into

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trypsin and chymotrypsin
- in duodenum lumen
- solution alkaline, neutralizes acidic chyme

66
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where is bile made and stored?

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  • made in liver, stored in gallbladder
67
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bile salts purpose

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  • facilitate digestion of fats
  • major component of bile
68
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bile functions

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  • destroys nonfunctional red blood cells
69
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why does the small intestine have microvilli and villi

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to increase the surface area for absorption

70
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brush border

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created by microvillar surface of small intestine that greatly increases rate of nutrient absorption

71
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transport across epithelial cells of small intestine

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passive or active
- depends on nutrient

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hepatic portal vein

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carries nutrient-rich blood from the capillaries of the villi to the liver, then to the heart

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function of the liver

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  • regulates nutrient distribution
  • detoxifies many organic molecules
74
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what do the epithelial cells of the intestines absorb

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  • fatty acids
  • monoglycerides
  • recombine them into triglycerides
75
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chylomicrons

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fats coated with phospholipids, cholesterol, and proteins to form water-soluble chylomicrons

76
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where are chylomicrons transported

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into a lacteal - lymphatic vessel in each villus
- deliver chlyomicron-containing lymph to large veins that return blood to heart

77
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where does the alimentary canal end

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large intestine

78
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parts of the large intestine

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  • cecum
  • colon - leads to rectum and anus
79
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cecum

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  • fermentation of plant material
  • connects where small/large intestines meet
80
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colon

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completes recovery of water that began in small intestine

81
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appendix

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extension of human cecum
- plays minor role in immunity

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feces

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wastes of the digestive system
- become more solid as they move through the colon

83
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where do feces exit the body

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  • stored in rectum until eliminated through anus
  • 2 sphincters between rectum and anus control bowel movements
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stomachs of carnivores

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large, expandable stomachs

85
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digestive system of herbivores and omnivores

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longer alimentary canals that carnivores
- reflects longer time needed to digest vegetation

86
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intestinal bacteria function

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  • produce vitamins
  • regulate development of intestinal epithelium
  • regulate function of innate immune system
87
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fermentation chambers

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where mutualistic microorganisms digest cellulose
- in many herbivores

88
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how many times do rabbits and rodents pass food through their alimentary canal

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twice
- poo eaters

89
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where are the most elaborate adaptations for an herbivorous diet

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in animals called ruminants
- cattle, sheep
- “chew the cud”

90
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digestive system of giant tube worms

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no digestive system, obtain nutrients from mutualistic bacteria within their bodies

91
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enteric division of nervous system

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helps regulate digestive process

92
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endocrine system

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regulates digestion through release and transport of hormones

93
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what hormone is released when food arrives in the stomach and stretches the stomach walls

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gastrin
- enters blood and comes back to stomach

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what does gastrin stimulate the production of

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gastric juices

95
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what hormones are released by small intestine

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  • CCK and Secretin
  • stimulate pancreases to release bicarbonate/digestive enzymes
  • inhibit peristalsis and release of gastric juice
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CCK

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stimulates contraction of gallbladder and release of bile

97
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where is energy first stored in humans

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in liver and muscle cells in the polymer glycogen

98
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where is excess energy stored

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fat in adipose cells

99
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what type of energy does human body use first

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  • expends liver glycogen first
  • then muscle glycogen and fat
100
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what is central to maintaining metabolic balance

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synthesis and breakdown of glycogen

101
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what is the site of glucose homeostasis?

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liver

102
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what triggers the synthesis of glycogen

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carbohydrate-rich meal raises insulin levels

103
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what triggers the breakdown/release of glucose

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low blood sugar causes glucagon increase

104
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what does insulin do

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act on nearly all body cells to stimulate glucose uptake from blood
- except brain cells: take up glucose whether or not insulin is present

105
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where are glucagon and insulin produced

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islets of the pancreas
- alpha cells - glucagon
- beta cells - insulin

106
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diabetes mellitus

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caused by deficiency of insulin or decreased response to insulin in target tissues
- cells unable to take up enough glucose to meet metabolic needs
- level of glucose in blood may exceed capacity of kidneys to reabsorb it
- sugar in urine is one test for diabetes

107
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type I diabetes

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  • autoimmune disorder - immune system destroys beta cells of pancreas
  • appears during childhood
  • treatment; insulin injections several times per day
108
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type II diabetes

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  • non-insulin dependent
  • failure of target cells to respond normally to insulin
  • excess body weight and diet
  • generally appears after 40 years
109
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how do hormones regulate long/short-term appetite

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affect “satiety” center in brain

110
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ghrelin

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hormone secreted by stomach wall that triggers feeling of hunger

111
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insulin and PYY

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PYY - hormone secreted by small intestine after meals
- both suppress appetite

112
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leptin

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suppresses appetite and plays role in regulating body fat levels
- produced by adipose

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