Exam 4 Review (15-17)

Question 1

What are the four processes involved in digestion?

Answer 1

Ingestion
Digestion
Absorption
Elimination

Question 2

What is the process called that propels food through the digestive tract?

Answer 2

Peristalsis

Question 3

Partially digested food in the stomach is called what?

Answer 3

Chyme

Question 4

What does amylase digest?

Answer 4

Starches

Question 5

What does peptidase digest?

Answer 5

Proteins

Question 6

What does lipase digest?

Answer 6

Fats

Question 7

What are the two components of saliva?

Answer 7

Salivary amylase and mucous secretion

Question 8

What does the liver produce and secrete?

Answer 8

Bile

Question 9

What are the three parts of the small intestine, in order?

Answer 9

Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum

Question 10

What is considered to be an accessory gland in the digestive system?

Answer 10

Pancreas

Question 11

What is a water soluble vitamin that should be included in a daily balanced diet?

Answer 11

Vitamin C

Question 12

What is the rectum?

Answer 12

The temporary storage area for feces

Question 13

What is both an exocrine and endocrine gland?

Answer 13

Pancreas

Question 14

What are the three metabolic wastes?

Answer 14

Water
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogenous Wastes

Question 15

What are the functional units of the kidney?

Answer 15

Nephrons

Question 16

Where is urine stored?

Answer 16

In the bladder

Question 17

Where is urine discharged from?

Answer 17

The urethra

Question 18

Greater fluid output than fluid intake is known as what?

Answer 18

Negative Fluid Balance

Question 19

What is the main organ in the urinary system?

Answer 19

Kidneys

Question 20

What is a fibrous tissue that covers the outer surface of the kidney?

Answer 20

Renal capsule

Question 21

How much can the bladder hold?

Answer 21

500mL

Question 22

What are the 4 major hormones in the menstrual cycle?

Answer 22

Progesterone
Estrogen
FSH
LH

Question 23

What does the ovaries secrete?

Answer 23

Progesterone

Estrogen

Question 24

What is the typical age of a woman who begins menopause?

Answer 24

50

Question 25

Name a few symptoms of menopause

Answer 25

``` Hot flashes Vaginal dryness Mood changes Sleep problems Chills Night sweats ```

Question 26

If pregnancy does not occur, the uterus shreds its inner lining off, what is the inner lining called?

Answer 26

Endometrium

Question 27

What is the first menstrual period called?

Answer 27

Menarche

Question 28

The narrow tubes are attached to the upper part of the uterus and serve as funnels for the egg to travel. What are the tubes called?

Answer 28

Fallopian tubes

Question 29

Ovulation begins at what day?

Answer 29

14