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Science 8 Mid quarter 4 > W1 part 1 > Flashcards

W1 part 1 Flashcards

1
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Process wherein food is broken down into smaller molecules that the body cells utilize.

A

Digestion

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2
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Ingests food-breaks food mechanically & chemically.

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Mouth

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3
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Another name for mouth

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Buccal cavity

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4
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ball shaped mass that was food chewed & lubricated

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Bolus

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5
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Contains salivary amylase ptyalin

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Saliva

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6
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Produces most saliva in mouth

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Salivary gland

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7
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Enables us to taste

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Muscular tongue

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8
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Breakdown of food into smaller pieces

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Teeth

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9
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Muscular tube conveys food from pharynx to stomach.

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Esophagus

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10
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Wave-like contractions & process wherein muscles at intestinal tract individually contract & relax alternately to create —- movements

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Peristalsis

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11
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Pear shaped organ connected to distant end if esophagus.

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Stomach

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12
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composed of cells that secrete materials important in digestion.

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Gastric glands

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13
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secretions compromised by —-

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Gastric juice

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14
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Churning action

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Chyme

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15
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Long, coiled tube fills abdomen.

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small intestine

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16
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3 regions of small intestine

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duodenum, jejunum, and ielum

17
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Region of small intestine which neutralizes acids and bile(salts)

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Duodenum

18
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Region of small intestine which absorbs acids and bile salts.

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Jejunum

19
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Region of small intestine which absorbs

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Ielum

20
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Organ next to small intestine

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Large intestine

21
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Another name for large intestine

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Colon

22
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3 regions of large intestine

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Ascending colon, transverse colon, and descending colon

23
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The large intestine has a region called ____ which has a blind corner called ____ that bears a worm-like appendix.

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Ascending colon
Caecum

24
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Warehouse for undigested residue or feces.

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Rectum

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