EXAM PREP [MULTIPLE CHOICE] Flashcards
What is the function of the respiratory zone?
The main site of gas exchange between air and blood
What is the main function of Type I alveolar cells?
Site for gas exchange
What is the main function of Type II alveolar cells?
Secrete alveolar fluid containing surfactant
What is inspiration and expiration?
Inspiration = inhalation
Expiration = exhalation
Together this is pulmonary ventilation
Where does internal respiration take place?
In the tissues
Where does external respiration take place?
In the lungs
Main function of the conducting zone?
Filter, warm and moisten air + conduct it to the lungs
How is the majority of carbon dioxide transported?
Dissolves in plasma as bicarbonate ions
What are the two enzymes in the mouth that start chemical digestion of food?
Salivary amylase - begins starch digestion
Lingual lipase - secreted by tongue and activated in stomach to breakdown triglycerides
What is another term for swallowing?
Deglutition
What’s the main role of gastrin?
Stimulates parietal cells to secrete HCl and chief cells to secrete pepsinogen
[also contracts lower oesophageal sphincter, increases motility of stomach, and relaxes pyloric sphincter]
What is the main function of parietal cells?
Secretes HCl and intrinsic factor
What is the main function of chief cells (in gastric pits)?
Secrete pepsinogen and gastric lipase
What is the main function of G cells in gastric pits?
Secretes the hormone gastrin
What is the role of IgA in digestion?
Prevents attachment of microbes to the epithelium
What enzyme digests triglycerides into fatty acids and monoglycerides in the stomach?
Gastric lipase
What substance activates pepsinogen, denatures proteins and kills bacteria in the stomach?
HCl
Which cells allows an alkaline protective barrier to form on the inner lining of the stomach to prevent acid erosion?
Mucous cells
Name the main enzymes in pancreatic juice that help digest starch, fats and proteins.
- pancreatic amylase (starch)
- pancreatic lipase (fats)
- proteases (proteins)
What is the main role of cholecystokinin (CCK)?
Stimulates secretion of pancreatic juice to digest fats and proteins in small intestine
What feature of the small intestine forms a brush border?
Microvilli
Absorbed nutrients leave the GI tract and enter the liver via…?
hepatic portal vein
What are the three phases of digestion and their function?
- Cephalic phases - prepare the mouth and stomach for food (activated by smell, sight, thought or initial taste of food)
- Gastric phase - begins when food arrives in stomach (activated by stomach stretching) and works to promote gastric secretions and motility
- Intestinal phase - when food enter small intestines; promotes digestion of food and slows exit of chyme from stomach
What is the function of peritubular capillaries in the kidneys?
Deliver wastes to be secreted into urine and reabsorb nutrients your body needs
Nephrons are the filtering units of the kidneys. What are their 3 main functions?
- glomerular filtration (filtration of waste-laden blood in the glomerulus)
- tubular reabsorption (return of important substances to body)
- tubular secretion (movement of waste materials)
Glomerular filtration (via the filtration membrane) permits the filtration of water and small solutes. What does it prevent the filtration of?
Proteins