Department Final (BIO 181-171) Flashcards
What are the layers of epithelium in the digestive tract?
enterocytes (with microvilli),
- goblet cells,
- entero-endocrine cells,
- M cells
What will a morsel of food pass through the digestive system from small intestine to rectum?
duodenum jejunum ileum ascending colon transverse colon descending colon rectum
Accessory organs in the digestive system
liver
pancreas
Metabolism
sum of all chemical reactions in the body
Areas of GI tract … kind of epithelium that is present where mechanical abrasions are frequent
stratified squamos epithelium
Function of goblet cells
to secrete mucous
Most of nutrient absorption takes place in the
small intestine
Peristalsis
waves of movement
Section of colon that would have the most lipid consistency
ascending colon
Examples of monosaccrides
Fructose
Glucose
Galactose
Hepatic portal vein carries blood from ___ to ____
digestive system; liver
What is the function of the myelin sheath
to increase in the speed at which impulses propagate along the ‘‘myelinated’’ fiber
Mechanisms behind medulla oblongata
cardiovascular
sneezing
vomiting
Specialization of left hemisphere of brain
language
logic
abstract
sensory-motor
What type of information is carried by descending tracts
motor information
Components of reflex arc: receptors to sensory neurons to ___ to ____ to effector
Receptor–>Sensory Neuron–> Interneuron–> Motor neuron–> Effector organ.
What’s controlled by autonomic nervous system
involuntary
What’s controlled by somatic nervous system
skeletal
What are nodes of Ranvier
gap in the myelin sheath of a myelinated nerve fiber