Circulatory & Digestive System

Question 1

The three types of body fluids are

Answer 1

blood, lymph and tissue fluid

Question 2

The 2 main components of blood are

Answer 2

plasma and blood cells

Question 3

Erythrocytes, also known as

Answer 3

red blood cells carry oxygen

Question 4

also known as white blood cells defend the body from pathogens

Answer 4

Leukoctes

Question 5

also known as platelets initiate the clotting reaction

Answer 5

Throbocytes

Question 6

Our innate defenses are

Answer 6

inborn and give us general protection from pathogens

Question 7

Our adaptive defense

Answer 7

target specific pathogens that we encounter in life

Question 8

The blood vascular system consists of

Answer 8

heart,
arteries,
veins
capillaries

Question 9

The lymph vascular system consists of

Answer 9

lymph vessels, 
 lymph nodes,
tonsils, 
thymus
spleen

Question 10

convey blood away rom the heart

Answer 10

Arteries

Question 11

convey blood towards the heart

Answer 11

Veins

Question 12

Veins and arteries are connected by a network of microscopic blood vessels called

Answer 12

capillaries

Question 13

Pulmonary circulation is

Answer 13

the flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart

Question 14

Systemic circulation is

Answer 14

the flow of blood from the heart, through the body in general and back to the heart.

Question 15

what is the longest vein in the body

Answer 15

The great saphenous vein

Question 16

Lymph nodes are

Answer 16

pea-sized pellets along lymph vessels

Question 17

what is hardest substance in the body

Answer 17

Enamel

Question 18

Enamel covers?

Answer 18

the crown of the tooth

Question 19

what is is at the entrance of the stomach

Answer 19

The esophageal sphincter

Question 20

what is at the exit of the stomach

Answer 20

pyloric sphincter

Question 21

small intestines consist of

Answer 21

duodenum
jejunum
ileum

Question 22

lathe intestines consists of

Answer 22

cecum
colon
rectum

Question 23

colon consists of

Answer 23

ascending colon
transvers colon
descending colon
sigmoid colon

Question 24

Peristalsis is

Answer 24

the rhythmic contractions of the muscles in the walls of the stomach small intestines and large intestines.

Question 25

what are the gastric juice begin protein digestion

Answer 25

Pepsin and hydrochloric acid

Question 26

what helps to protects the inner lining of the stomach

Answer 26

musus

Question 27

the liver covers what into bile salts

Answer 27

cholesterol

Question 28

Bile is composed of

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cholesterol, bile salts and waste products removed from the body by the liver

Question 29

what emulsify fats

Answer 29

Bile salts

Question 30

Lipase is what

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the enzyme that breaks down fats and fatty acids to glycerol

Question 31

Absorption of digestive nutrients into the blood occurs primarily through the walls of the

Answer 31

small intestines

Question 32

When starch is digested completely it breaks down into

Answer 32

glucose

Question 33

When protein is digested completely it breaks down into

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amino acids

Question 34

When triglycerides (fats) lipids, they beak down into

Answer 34

glycercol and fatty acids

Question 35

hemorrhoids are

ar

Answer 35

Swelling of the veins on the inner wall of the anal canal

Question 36

Liver congestion can increases blood pressure in the

Answer 36

hepatic portal system