Test 2 cards from exam review Flashcards
what does the pharynx do?
moves food down your stomach
surfactnat does what?
reduces surface tension in your lungs
the duodenum breaks down carbs, if a hormone that neutralizes the acid is added what does that do to the duodenum?
it activates the enzymes that catalyze the hydrolosys of carbohydrates
what is glucose transported by to the inside of a cell?
Na+, remember Sodium Sucks!
co2 is basic or acidic?
acidic
what are microvilli?
hairlike structures on the small intestine
what does the ileum do?
is the main digester in the small intestine
stomach acid does what?
disrupts the secondary and tertiary structure of the protiens in the stomach to allow them to be broken down
both spermatogenesis and oogenesis do what?
involve mitosis and meiosis
when the diaphram contracts the lungs do what?
expand and inahle
the diaphram is below what organ?
the lungs
what is the sac in the amniotic egg that surrounds the embryo?
amnion
what is the sac int he amniotic egg that stores waste?
allantois
what is the sac in the amniotic egg that surrounds the embryo and other sacs?
chorion
what makes a good diffusion surface?
large surface area and thin cells
how is the cardiovascular system a good diffusion surface?
the capillaries are both large and thin to diffuse oxygen
how is the respiratory system a good diffusion surface?
the alvioli are super thin and there are many to make the large surface area
how is the digestive system a good diffusion surface?
the villi and the microvilli increase the nutrients and are thin to diffuse nutrients.
what is the path of a red blood cell in the heart?
left atrium, left ventricle, the aorta, the arteriole, capillaries, venule, the superior/inferior venae cava, the right atrium, the right ventricle, the left pumonary artery, the arteriole, the capillary in the lungs, venule, pumonary veins, repeat.
