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The human digestive system is

Complete

The human digestive system is lined with

Mucus secreting epithelium

Movement in the digestive system is ___ way, from ___ to ___

One


Mouth


Anus

Major components of the digestive system include

Mouth


pharynx


esophagus


gut

The gut includes

Stomach


small intestine


large intestine


rectum


anus

The accessory organs of the digestive system include

Salivary glands


liver


gallbladder


pancreas

The liver secretes

Bile

Bile is stored and concentrated in the

Gallbladder

The pancreas secretes

Digestive enzymes

Saliva includes what four things

Salivary amylase


bicarbonate


mucins


water

Salivary amylase is an

Enzyme

Bicarbonate is a

Buffer

The function of mucins is to

Find food into bolus

Longest segment of the digestive tract

Small intestine

Receives secretions from the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas

Small intestine

The small intestine receives chyme from the

Stomach

Secretes enzymes to break down food, sodium bicarbonate to neutralize stomach acid

Pancreas

Secretes bile salts to break down fats

Liver

Osmosis, transport proteins, and diffusion are methods of ___ in the small intestine

Absorption

Monosaccharides and amino acids are actively transported across the plasma membrane of epithelial cells then from cell into internal environment in what component

Small intestine

In the small intestine glucose and amino acids enter ___ directly

Blood vessels

In the small intestine ___ enter lymph vessels, which eventually drain into blood vessels

Triglycerides

The large intestine is also called the

Colon

The large intestine concentrates and stores what

Feces

___ actively transport sodium ions out of the lumen

Large intestine

In the large intestine resident bacteria produce

Vitamins

The rectum is the final portion of the ___

Large intestine

What two systems have control over digestion

Endocrine and nervous

The nervous system has control over the digestive system due to what two things

Secretion of acids and enzymes


smooth muscle contractions

The endocrine system has control over digestion due to what two things

Appetite and digestion

The right half of the heart is what circuit

Pulmonary

Gases are exchanged between ___ and ___ across capillary walls

Blood and interstitial fluid

The rate of blood flow varies with ___ of blood vessels

Diameter

Carries carbon dioxide and waste away from cells

Blood

Blood transports ___ and ___ to cells

Oxygen and nutrients

What helps stabilize ___ and equalize ___

Internal pH


temperature

Blood consists of ___ and ___

Plasma and cells

Plasma consists of

Water


Proteins


Disolved minerals

Three types of cells include

Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets

Stem cells come from

Bone marrow

Prothrombin is converted to

Thrombin

Fibrinogen is converted to

Fibrin

Fibrin forms a net that entangles ___ and ___

Cells


Platelets

The pulmonary circuit is from the ___ to ___ and does what to blood

Heart


lungs


oxygenates

The systemic circuit starts at the ___ and caries ____ blood to ____

Aorta


Oxgenated


Body tissues

The upper chambers of the heart are the

Atrium

The lower chambers of the heart are the

Ventricles

What is in the right atrium and is the pacemaker

SA node

What causes contraction of the Atria

Electrical signals

Arteries carry blood

Away from the heart

Diffusion occurs across the thin walls in

Capillaries

Blood pressure is highest in ___ and lowest in ___

Arteries


Veins

Ventricular contraction

Systolic pressure

Ventricular relaxation

Diastolic pressure

Increases vessel diameter and lowers blood pressure

Vasodilation

Decreases vessel diameter and increases blood pressure

Vasoconstriction

The site of exchange between blood and interstitial fluid

Capillary beds

In the venous system blood flows from ___ to ___ to ___

Capillaries


venules


veins

What in veins prevents blood from flowing backward

Valve