Science - Human Anatomy and Physiology (Digest, Cardio Vas, Respir)

Question 1

mechanical digestion

Answer 1

breaking food into smaller pieces

Question 2

chemical digestion

Answer 2

breaking nutrients into small molecules

Question 3

hydrolysis

Answer 3

splitting molecules by adding water

Question 4

alimentary canal

Answer 4

tube that goes from mouth to anus

Question 5

pharnyx

Answer 5

throat

Question 6

peristalsis

Answer 6

muscle contractions that push food down to stomach

Question 7

what is the pH of the stomach?

Answer 7

2 (very acidic)

Question 8

what does the liver produce?

Answer 8

bile

Question 9

where is bile stored?

Answer 9

gallbladder

Question 10

what does the pancreas provide?

Answer 10

enzymes

Question 11

what is egestion?

Answer 11

removal from the body

Question 12

what are the 4 chambers of the heart?

Answer 12

2 atria // 2 ventricles

Question 13

systole

Answer 13

increase in blood pressure (heart contract)

Question 14

diastole

Answer 14

pressure lowered (heart relaxed)

Question 15

coronary circulation

Answer 15

blood to the heart

Question 16

pulmonary circulation

Answer 16

blood through the lungs

Question 17

systemic circulation

Answer 17

blood throughout body

Question 18

what is plasma made up of?

Answer 18

hormones, ions, proteins and gases (55%)

Question 19

hemoglobin

Answer 19

oxygen carrier

Question 20

platelets

Answer 20

important for blood clotting

Question 21

arteries

Answer 21

transport blood away from heart

Question 22

veins

Answer 22

transport blood to the heart

Question 23

capillaries

Answer 23

connect arteries and veins

Question 24

larynx

Answer 24

voice box

Question 25

alveolus

Answer 25

air sacs - functional unit of the lung

Question 26

what is cellular respiration?

Answer 26

how we get energy from food we eat