deck_14752517 Flashcards
Mouth
Start of the digestive system, where food enters starts to be broken down into smaller parts, and moistens food so it travels smoother to the stomach
Pharynx
After food goes through the mouth, it goes to the pharynx which is 5-6 inches at the back of the throat, doesnt do anything but pass food to the esophagus
Esophagus
After the pharynx, food goes through the esophagus towards the stomach. Here, the epiglottis prevents food from going to the lungs (IE “food going down the wrong tube”). It uses muscle contractions to move food down. And at the bottom the esophageal sphincter prevents stomach acid from traveling up into the esophagus
Stomach
A muscle lined sack where food is churned and mixed mechanically and broken down with stomach acid and enzymes and turned into chyme.
Pancreas
The pancreas is a gland that makes digestive juices and insulin as well as other hormones related to digestion. It is located under the liver, close to the gallbladder, stomach, and bowel
Gall Bladder
Stores bile that is produced in the liver and released into the small intestine through a bile duct. Bile is used to break down fat in foods. It is located on the right side of the abdomen , just under your liver.
Small intestine
The small intestine breaks down food and absorbs nutrients, it is right under the stomach and passes on extra waste to the large intestine. Receives bile from the gall bladder.
Large Intestine
Absorbs water and electolytes and produces and absorbs vitamins and propels waste towards the rectum for elimination. Right below the small intestine, receives waste from the small intestine
Liver
The liver filters all the blood in the body and breaks down poisonous substances, like alcohol. It also produces bile which helps digest fats and carry away waste. Is located at the top of the stomach.
Enzymes
Enzymes are organicly produced catalysts that have very specific functions
Leptin
Leptin is a hormone that suppresses hunger. It is produced by body fat
Grehlin
Ghrelin is a hormone that makes you hungry. It is made in the stomach
Insulin
Hormone that lowers blood sugar, is produced by pancreas
Glucagon
Hormone that raises blood sugar, is produced by pancreas
Glucose
The sugar found in your blood that your body uses as energy
Diabeties
Your blood sugar is too high. 2 types, type 1: your body cant make insulin to lower it. Or type II: you are unhealthy as hell and are drowning your blood in sugar to the point where you cant make enough insulin
Excretory system
Gets rid of waste and maintains homeostasis.
Kidney
Removes waste products from blood and makes urine. is part of the urinary system. Is located on each side of rust below the ribcage on the side of your spine, you have 2 of them.
Mitosis
A process of cellular reproduction in which a parent diploid cell does IPMAT (the phases of mitosis) to create 2 identical daughter cells with the exact same chromosomes
Meiosis
A process of cellular reproduction for sex cells in which a diploid cell (46c) splits into 2 haploid cells and then splits again into 4 haploid cells each with 23c
Diploid cell
A diploid cell is a cell containing 2 copies of each chromosome
Haploid cell
A cell that contains a single copy of each chromosome
Parent cell
A cell that is the source of other cells, almost always diploid
Daughter cell
A cell produced by cellular reproduction from a parent cell, haploid or diploid
Zygote
The first cell of a human. A fertilized egg cell resulting from the merge of a human egg and sperm
Interphase
Resting phase, DNA is replicated and the cell grows
Prophase (Mitosis)
Chromosomes condense into x’s
Metaphase (Mitosis)
Cells align along the center next to their sister cells