Digestive And Excretory System Flashcards

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1
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The major reaction involved in the digestion of macromolecules is…….

A

Hydrolysis

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2
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Digestion begins in the……..with……..in salvia.

A

Mouth
Alpha amylase

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3
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The major carbohydrate in human diet…

A

Starch

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4
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A

The chains of starch are straight

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5
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Bolus?

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Chewed food forms a clump(توده) in the mouth called bolus

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6
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Peristaltic action?

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A wave motion that is performed by smooth muscle

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7
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A

No digestion occurs in esophagus

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8
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Sphincter?

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A ring of muscle that is normally contracted so that there is no opening at its center

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9
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Bolus moves into the stomach through……..

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Cardiac sphincter (lower esophageal sphincter)

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10
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Chyme?

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The stomach is a very flexible pouch that both mixes and stores food, reducing it to a semifluid mass called chyme.

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11
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Protein digestion begins in…..with enzyme…..

A

Stomach
Pepsin

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12
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A full stomach has a PH of ….

A

2

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13
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4 gastric gland cell types:

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1)Mucous cells(have rough ER and Golgi)

2)Chief(peptic) cells(synthesizing pepsinogen in rough ER)

3)Parietal(oxyntic) cells(many mitochondria to produce sufficient energy to establish a protein gradient)

4)G cells(secreting gastrin)

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14
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Mucus composed mainly of a ………….and……….

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Sticky glycoprotein
Electrolytes

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15
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Some mucous cells also secrete a small amount of…….

A

Pepsinogen

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16
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Pepsinogen is activated to pepsinogen by the …….in stomach

A

Low pH

17
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Pepsinogen is ……………….to pepsin.

A

Zymogen precursor

18
Q

🎀

A

No absorption occurs in the stomach

19
Q

Chief cells and parietal cells are found deep in the………

A

Exocrine glands of stomach .غدد برون ریز

20
Q

Parietal cells secrete ……. And……… which helps the ileum absorb B12

A

Hydrochloric acid
Intrinsic factor

21
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Function of gastrin:

A

A large peptide hormone is absorbed into the blood and stimulates parietal cells to secrete HCL

22
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The major hormones that affect the secretion of the stomach juices are….

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1)acetylcholine,
2)gastrin
3)Histamine.

23
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Acetylcholine increases the secretion of all cell types

24
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Gastrin and histamin mainly increase HCL secretion