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| What is another name for the windpipe? | Trachea |
| What seperates the lungs from the abdominal cavity? | The diaphragm |
| What guards the entrance to the trachea? | The epiglottis |
| How many lobes does the left lung have? | Two |
| How many lobes does the right lung have? | Three |
| What organ is also called the vocal cords? | The larynx |
| Name one function of the sinuses | Help regulate humidity |
| Where, along with the capillaries, is air exchanged in the lungs? | The Alveoli |
| What is the membrane surrounding the lobes of the lungs? | The Pleura |
| The digestion of bread begins in what part of the alimentary canal? | The Oral Cavity |
| What organ secretes lipase? | The Pancreas |
| An enzyme released from the liver is? | Bile |
| Name the enzyme released from the pancreas that digests carbohydrates? | Pancreatic Amylase |
| The tube that connects the mouth to the stomach is | The esophagus |
| Name the substrate for trypsin | Protein |
| What organ stores bile? | Gall Bladder |
| What is the color of bile? | yellowish green |
| In what organ are proteins first chemically digested? | Stomach |
| What organs contain villi? | Small Intestine |
| Where does food become liquid? | Stomach |
| What is the name of liquified food? | Chyme |
| What is the function of the large intestine? | absorbtion of water, minerals and vitamins |
| Where is pepsin released? | Stomach |
| Feces are stored in the ________? | Rectum |
| Which structure produces hydrochloric acid? | Stomach |
| In what organ are all compounds broken down into their building blocks? | Small Intestine |
| Where is sucrase released? | Small Intestine |
| The pancreas releases how many enzymes? | 3 |
| How many enzymes break down proteins? | 3 |
| The building blocks for poteins are- | Amino Acids |
| The end product for the action of maltase on carbohydrate is ______ | Monosaccharide |
| How long is the small intestine? | 6 to 7 meters |
| What seperates the small intestine from the large intestine? | Cecum |
| What is another name for the colon? | The large intestine |
| Name the largest organ in the body. | The skin |
| How many enzymes digest fats? | Two |
| Name two actions that occur in the mechanical phase of digestion. | 1. food is chewed 2. muscles move the chewed food down the esophagus |
| Define BMR? | The minimum number of calories used by the body to live. |
| Name two functions of the tonque? | 1. swallowing 2. speech 3. tasting 4. chewing 5. cleaning the teeth |
| How long is the esophagus? | 20 cm. |
| Define peristalsis. | The muscular contractions of the intestines and other hollow organs moving its contents forward |
| Polypeptides are broken down to amino acids in the _______ | Small intestines |
| How many teeth does an adult have? | 32 teeth |
| What is the most powerful digestive gland? | The Liver |
| Where does the digestion of carbohydrates end? | In the small intestines |
| Small subdivisions of the bronchi are called _______ ? | Bronchiole |
| Define breathing. | The process of inhilation of oxygen into the lungs to become oxygen in the blood stream. |
| Name one Salivary Gland. | 1. Parotid 2. Sublingual 3. Submandibular |
| Which way does the diaphragm move during inhilation...up or down? | Down |
| Overgrown lymph tissue at the top of the throat are called _______ ? | Adenoids |
| Hollow spaces in the bones of the head are called ________ ? | Sinus cavities |
| What is another name for the digestive tract? | Alimentary Canal |
| Define vital capacity. | The maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhilation. |
| The hair lining the nose is part of the ________ _______ ? | Nasal Cavity |
