Vocab Digestive System Module 7

Question 1

aborally

Answer 1

away from the mouth

Question 2

acetylcholine

Answer 2

a neurotransmitter associated with somatic nerves and with parasympathetic nervous system effects, although used in both systems. Has a stimulatory effect on the gastrointestinal tract, it increases secretions and muscle contractions in the esophagus, stomach, ruminant forestomachs, intestine, and colon.

Question 3

amino acid

Answer 3

the basic building blocks of peptides and proteins; those organic compounds, numbering around 80, that are both an amino group and a carboxyl group. Amino acids make up proteins when joined together in peptide bonds. Occur naturally in all plants and animals.

Question 4

amylolytic bacteria

Answer 4

Amylolytic enzymes are the enzymes that are used for the conversion of starch into simple sugars. Microorganisms are considered amylolytic when they are able to grow in the presence of starch as the major carbon source

Question 5

apical surface

Answer 5

the side of an epithelial cell that faces in toward the body cavity

Question 6

aradicular hypsodont

Answer 6

The incisors and cheek teeth of rabbits are called aradicular hypsodont teeth. Never forms a true root with an apex. Grows continuously.

Question 7

bilirubin glucuronide

Answer 7

B- the yellow breakdown product of hemoglobin
water soluble reaction

Question 8

brachyodont

Answer 8

teeth with short crowns