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homeostasis |
Principle in animal physiology that literally means steady state. |
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Ectotherm |
Formerly called cold blooded. Also known as poikilotherms |
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Endotherm |
Formerly called warm blooded. Also known as homeotherms |
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Gastrovascular cavity |
Is found in cnidarians and flatworms. Has only a single opening that serves as both a mouth and an anus. |
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Amylase |
Saliva contains a hydrolytic enzyme called amylase. Enzyme initiates the breakdown of starch into the disaccharide maltose. |
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Chyme |
The name for the mixture of partially digested food and gastric juice. |
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Emulsification |
The breakdown of fat globules in the duodenum into tiny droplets, which provides a larger surface area on which the enzyme pancreatic lipase can act to digest the fats into fatty acids and glycerol. Emulsification is assisted by the action of the bile salts |
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Lipase |
a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of fats to fatty acids and glycerol or other alcohols |
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Kidney |
Filter and cleanse circulating blood; regulate blood pressure. Contain 1250000 nephrons . Supplied with blood by renal arteries |
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Tracheal system |
Delivers air directly to cells |
