Digestive System- Chapter 47 Flashcards

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1
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substances that an animal cannot manufacture itself but are necessary for health, must be obtained in diet, include vitamins, amino acid, and minerals

A

essential nutrients

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2
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vertebrates have ______________ and must gain a range of essential nutrients from food

A

nutritional deficiencies

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3
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single-celled organisms digest their food _____________, each cell digests for itself, no digestion in a body cavity

A

intracellularly

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4
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multicellular animals digest their food ____________, occurs within a digestive cavity

A

extracellularly

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5
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specialization occurs when a digestive tract has a separate _____ and _________

A

mouth and anus

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6
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What organism has the most diverse butt-hole?

A

Holothuroidea

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7
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ingested food is fragmented __________, stored, and digested ___________

A

physically

chemically

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8
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occurs through the epithelial lining into the blood

A

absorption

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9
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point of entry of the GI tract

A

mouth and pharynx

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10
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delivers food to the stomach

A

esophagus

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11
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preliminary digestion

A

stomach

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12
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where most absorption occurs

A

small intestine

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13
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where the waste is concentrated and compacted

A

large intestine

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14
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area of waste storage and elimination

A

cloaca or rectum

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15
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accessory organ that produces saliva

A

salivary glands

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16
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accessory organ that produces bile

A

liver

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17
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accessory organ that stores and concentrates bile

A

gallbladder

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18
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accessory organ that produces pancreatic juice and bicarbonate buffer

A

pancreas

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19
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epithelium that lines the interior of the GI tract (lumen)

A

mucosa

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20
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connective tissue layer of GI tract

A

submucosa

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21
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double layer of smooth muscles

A

muscularis

22
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epithelium that covers the external surface of the tract

A

serosa

23
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used to acquire/process/stab food, others use to chew or masticate

A

teeth

24
Q

muscular chamber that uses ingested pebbles to pulverize food

A

gizzard

25
Q

the tongue mixes food with _________ that moistens and lubricates the food

A

saliva

26
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found in saliva and breaksdown starch

A

salivary amylase

27
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the action of salivation is controlled by the ________

A

nervous system

28
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evolved from modified salivary glands, toxin is injected into prey, subdues the prey or kills it

A

venom

29
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tongue moves to back of mouth, soft palate elevated, larynx elevated pushes the glottis against the epiglottis to keep food out of respiratory tract

A

swallowing

30
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where food is moved into the mouth and down the throat with its own inertia or gravity

A

inertial feeding

31
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muscular tube that connects mouth to stomach, moves bolus through peristalsis

A

esophagus

32
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saclike portion of tract, mixes food with gastric juices, has rugae and can be expanded, acids and enzymes

A

stomach

33
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mixture of partially digested food and gastric juice

A

chyme

34
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chyme leaves the stomach through the ____________ to enter the small intestine

A

pyloric sphincter

35
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the small intestine is about 4.5 meters long and is covered in _______

A

villi, which are covered by microvilli

36
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amino acids and monosaccharides are absorbed through the epithelial cells in the

A

small intestine

37
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aka colon, shorter and wider, vestigial structures include cecum and appendix, no digestion and little absorption, concentrate waste

A

large intestine

38
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compacted feces are stored in the ________

A

rectum

39
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compacted feces are eliminated through the ______

A

anus

40
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seen in some vertebrates, monotremes, urinary, reproductive, and GI tracts join

A

cloaca

41
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pancreatic fluid is secreted into the duodenum through the

A

pancreatic duct

42
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body’s largest internal organ, secretes bile into duodenum, emulsifies fats, regulates hormones and can produce proteins

A

liver

43
Q

increased secretion of insulin promotes deposition of ___________

A

glycogen

44
Q

stores concentrated bile

A

gallbladder

45
Q

all mammals rely on intestinal bacteria to synthesize vitamin ___

A

K

46
Q

have a 4 chambered stomach, can regurgitate and rechewed during rumination

A

ruminants

47
Q

horses, deer, and rabbits digest cellulose in the ______

A

cecum

48
Q

eating of feces to absorb nutrients a second time during passage of food

A

corpophagy

49
Q

triggers secretion of HCl and pepsinogen from gastric glands

A

gastrin

50
Q

What are 3 duodenal hormones?

A

CCK, secretin, GIP

51
Q

minimal amount of energy consumed under defined resting conditions

A

basal metabolic rate

52
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when calories ingested exceed the metabolic rate over a sustained period, ________ occurs

A

obesity