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Ch.32 - Digestion and Nutrition Flashcards

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1
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what are the 3 types of feeding mechanisms?

A

1) filter feeding
2) deposit feeding
3) selective feeding

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what phyla are filter feeders?

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porifera, bivalve molluscs, whales

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3
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what phyla are deposit feeders?

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annelida

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4
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what is deposit feeding?

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get food from soil

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what is selective feeding?

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individual food items ingested

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6
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what is an example of selective feeding?

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predator/prey

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what is an incomplete digestive system?

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only one opening (mouth/anus) -> two way flow

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8
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what two phylum are examples of incomplete digestive systems?

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planaria and cnidaria

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9
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what is a complete digestive system?

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separate mouth and anus -> one way flow

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10
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what phylum have complete digestive systems?

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molluscs, annelids, anthropods, chordates

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11
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what phyla are located in the intracellular only?

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Protista and porifera

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12
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what phyla are located in both the intra- and extracellular?

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cnidaria, planaria/fluke, roundworm

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13
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what phyla are located in the extracellular only?

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arthropoda and chordata

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14
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what are hydrolases?

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break organic molecules by addition of water

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15
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what phyla use cilia to move food through alimentary canal?

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platyhelminthes, nematoda, molluscs

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16
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what does segmentation do in terms of food movement through alimentary canal?

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mixing in intestine and stomach

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17
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what is peristalsis?

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movement through intestine

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18
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what is a metazoan?

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multicellular animal

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19
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what is epiglottis?

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a flap to the trachea that helps avoid choking

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20
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what is a crop?

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storage in many invertebrates and birds

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21
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what is a gizzard?

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grinding; muscular subdivision

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22
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what is the duodenum?

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the beginning of the small intestine

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23
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what is bile?

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yellow-green digestive fluid made by the liver

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24
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what does the gall bladder do?

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store bile

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25
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what do villi do?

A

small intestine lining folds increasing SA

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26
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what do microvilli do?

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cellular folds increase SA

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27
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what is a vitamin?

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simple organic molecules

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28
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what is the location of production of amylase?

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pancreas and salivary glands

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28
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what does amylase assist in the breakdown of?

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carbs

29
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what is the location of production of cellulase?

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plants

29
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what does cellulase assist in the breakdown of?

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cellulose -> B-glucose + short-chain polysaccharides

30
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what is the location of production of pepsin?

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mouth and salivary glands

31
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Pepsin assists in the breakdown of what?

A

proteins

32
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what is the location of production of trypsin?

A

pancreas

33
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trypsin assists in the breakdown of what?

A

proteases

34
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what is the location of production of chymotrypsin?

A

pancreas

35
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chymotrypsin assists in the breakdown of what?

A

proteases

36
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what is the location of production of lipase?

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pancreas, mouth, stomach

37
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Lipases assist in the breakdown of what?

A

fatty acids and glycerol

38
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what is the location of production of nucleases?

A

nucleus

39
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Nucleases assist in the breakdown of what?

A

nucleotides

40
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what is the location of production of aminopeptidase?

A

small intestine (brush border)

41
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aminopeptidase assists in the breakdown of what?

A

terminal amino acids

42
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what is the location of production of sucrase?

A

intestine

43
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Sucrase assists in the breakdown of what?

A

sucrose -> glucose + fructose

44
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what is the location of production of lactase?

A

small intestine

45
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Lactase assists in the breakdown of what?

A

lactose -> glucose + galactose

46
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what is the location of production of alkaline phosphate?

A

liver

47
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Alkaline phosphate assists in the breakdown of what?

A

phosphate compounds

48
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what is the composition of salivary gland secretion?

A

mucus

49
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what is the purpose of salivary gland secretion?

A

ingestion, chewing, swallowing

50
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what is the source of bicarbonate?

A

small intestine

51
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what is the purpose of biocarbonate?

A

neutralizes acidic chyme

52
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what is the source of HCl?

A

gastric juice

53
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what is the purpose of HCl?

A

kills bacteria + activates pepsin

54
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what is the source of bile salts?

A

bile (in the liver)

55
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what is the purpose of bile salts?

A

break up fat globules - lipids (increase SA)

56
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what process occurs in the mouth (of the metazoan alimentary canal)?

A

reception

57
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what process occurs in the esophagus/crop (of the metazoan alimentary canal)?

A

conduction

58
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what process occurs in the gizzard/stomach (of the metazoan alimentary canal)?

A

storage, early digestion, and grinding

59
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what process occurs in the small intestine (of the metazoan alimentary canal)?

A

terminal digestion and absorption

60
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what process occurs in the large intestine (of the metazoan alimentary canal)?

A

water absorption, concentration of solids

61
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what is the role of minerals?

A

building blocks, physiology

62
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what is the role of vitamins?

A

simple organic molecules essential in diet

63
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what is the role of water?

A

solvent

64
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what is the role of lipids?

A

energy and building block (of cell membranes)

65
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what is the role of carbs?

A

energy and building block

66
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what is the role of protein?

A

building blocks (8-10 essential AAs cannot be synthesized)

67
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How is hypothalamus involved in regulation?

A

monitors blood glucose

68
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How are stretch receptors involved in regulation?

A

stretches wall of stomach

69
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How is brown fat involved in regulation?

A

nonshivering thermogenesis dissipates excess energy

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