Ch 41 Flashcards
If blood glucose levels become too high, then _____ is released to stimulate glucose ____ by body cells
Insulin
Uptake
Fat cells release a hormone called ____ that _____ appetite
Leptin
Inhibits
Amino acids and fatty acids that and animal must have but can’t make
Essential
Fat soluble vitamin that functions as antioxidant
Vitamin E
Animals like ___ have a digestive tract for ____ digestion
Earth worm
Extra cellular
Rhythmic smooth muscle contractions that propel food through the esophagus are called
Peristalsis
Acid reflux occurs when materials move backwards through what sphincter
Cardiac
Protein digestion starts in the ____ due to the action of
Stomach
Pepsin
___are enzymes that digest carbs into____
Sucrase/lactase
Monosaccharides
Bike salts secreted by the ____ are important for the digestion of
Liver
Fats
Not associated with extra cellular digestion
Food vacuoles
Incorrectly paired animal with feeding mechanism
Lion and substrate feeder
The mammalian esophagus and trachea both connect to the
Pharynx
Organ incorrectly paired with its function
Large intestine and bike production
Not a major activity of the stomach
Nutrient absorption