5.4 the liver

Question 1

bile

Answer 1

fluid secreted by the liver into the duodenum

Question 2

bile acids

Answer 2

steroid synthesized from cholesterol

Question 3

biliary

Answer 3

pertaining to bile or the biliary tract

Question 4

bilirubin

Answer 4

bile pigment formed in the liver from the hemoglobin

Question 5

cholesterol

Answer 5

steroid formed in liver cells; the most abundant steroid in tissues, which circulates in the plasma attached to proteins of different desnsities

Question 6

duct

Answer 6

tube or channel that carries a substance

Question 7

emulsify

Answer 7

break up into very small droplets to suspend in a solution

Question 8

emulsion

Answer 8

system containing two liquids, one of which is the form of small globules that are dispersed throughout the other

Question 9

excrete

Answer 9

to pass waste products of metabolism out of the body

Question 10

excretion

Answer 10

removal of waste products of metabolism out of the body

Question 11

gluconeogenesis

Answer 11

formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources

Question 12

gycogen

Answer 12

the body’s principal carbohydrate reserve, stored in the liver and skeletal muscle

Question 13

hepatic

Answer 13

pertaining to the liver

Question 14

hepatitis

Answer 14

inflammation of the liver

Question 15

liver

Answer 15

body’s largest internal organ, located in the right upper quadrant of abdomen

Question 16

pacreas

Answer 16

lobulated gland, the head of which is tucked into the curve of the duodenum

Question 17

portal vein

Answer 17

the vein that carries blood from the intestines to the liver.

Question 18

acinar cells

Answer 18

enzyme-secreting cells of the pancreas

Question 19

carboxypeptidase

Answer 19

enzyme that breaks down the protein

Question 20

cholecystokinin

Answer 20

hormone secreted by the lining of the intestine that stimulates secretion of pancreatic enzymes and contraction of the gallbladder.

Question 21

electrolytes

Answer 21

substances, that when dissolved in a suitable medium, forms electrically charged particles.

Question 22

endocrine glands

Answer 22

a gland that produces an internal or hormonal secretion and secretes it into the bloodstream

Question 23

fatty acid

Answer 23

an acid obtained from the hydrolysis of fats

Question 24

exocrine glands

Answer 24

a gland that secretes outwardly through the excretory ducts

Question 25

gallbladder

Answer 25

receptacle on inferior surface of the liver for storing bile

Question 26

islet cells

Answer 26

hormone-secreting cells of the pancreas

Question 27

monoglyceride

Answer 27

a fatty substance with a single fatty acid

Question 28

triglyceride

Answer 28

substance with three fatty acids

Question 29

monosaccharide

Answer 29

simplest form of sugar; for example, glucose

Question 30

disaccharide

Answer 30

a combination of 2 monosaccharides, for example, table sugar

Question 31

polysaccharide

Answer 31

a combination of many saccharides; for example, stach

Question 32

pacreas

Answer 32

lobulated gland, the head of which is tucked into the curve of the duodenum

Question 33

secretin

Answer 33

hormone produced by the duodenum to stimulate pacreatic juices

Question 34

trypsin

Answer 34

enzyme that breaks down protein

Question 35

chymotrypsin

Answer 35

tripsin found in chyme