Exam stuff Flashcards
What muscle plays a part in breathing?
Diaphram
Oxygen passes into the blood of the capillaries through which walls?
Alveoli
what reactants are needed for cellular respiration?
Oxygen and glucose
What compounds can be carried by hemoglobin?
CO2 and O2
what are the sacs in the lungs called that provide a large surface area for gas exchange?
Alveoli
What prevents food from entering the Trachea?
The epiglottis
What is in charge of chemically breaking down starch?
The mouth
What is the role of sodium bicarbonate.
To raise the pH of the intestine (make it more basic)
Where are villi found?
Gallbladder
Where does fat digestion occur
Small intestine
where is water primarily reabsorbed?
Stomach
what is CCKs function?
To stimulate the stomach to secrete gastric juices
List functions of the liver
-produces bile
-detoxifies blood
-stores vitamins
In the liver, what is unused glucose converted to?
Glycogen
what is necessary for protein digestion
Protein, HCI, Pepsinogen and Pepsin
List the substrates that match the enzymes
a) Pepsin
b) Trypsin
c) Salivary Amylase
a) protein
b) protein
c) starch
what reaction occurs in the stomach
Protein is broken down
List three organs where chemical digestion occurs
-mouth
-pancreas
-small intestine
What are gastric juices made up of?
HCI, mucus and pepsinogen
what structure in the cell is responsible for “packaging and processing” proteins.
Golgi
where does protein synthesis happen?
Ribosome
What is it called when particles are taken in by a cell by means of the cell surrounding the particles and creating a vesicle around them?
Phagocytosis
What part of the brain is the center of thermoregulation?
Hypothalamus
What is needed to move particles from a low to high concentration?
Energy
What are proteins made up of?
Amino Acids
What is an organic compound?
C6H12O6
What are Polysaccharides made of?
Monosaccharides