Anatomy Flashcards
4 stages of digestion
Ingestion
Digestion
Absorption
Egestion
What does a Amylase digest?
Amylose
What is perestalsis
The involuntary movement in the body that helps transport something, or break something down
What is the pathway of food?
1Mouth- through Pharynx 2Esophagus- through ES 3 stomach 4 small intestine 5 large intestine 6Rectum 7 anus
What does bile do in the duodenum
In balanced out the pH because the stomach is full of acid
What is the difference between inhaling and exhaling
The muscles involved do the opposite, flex or relax
Pathway of air?
Nasal/ oral cavity Pharynx Glottis Larynx Trachea Bronchi Bronchioles Alveoli -diffuse to capillaries
What are the 3 types of vessels
Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
What is the SA node?
On the wall of the right atrium, send electric impulses
What is the AV node
The node that picks up the pulses and triggers the purkynge fibres to contract
4 components of blood?
Plasma- blood protein
Red blood cells- carry Oxygen and have hemoglobin
White blood cells- fight infections
Platelets- allow clotting, they are small bone marrow fragments
What is a healthy blood pressure
120/80
