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29 Cards in this Set
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What is the major activity of the large intestine?
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To absorb water
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Where does most digestion occur?
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Duodenum
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What is the name of the first 25 cm of the small intestine?
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Duodenum
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Where is the duodenum located?
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First 25 cm of the small intestine.
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What is the purpose of the mucus that coats the stomach wall?
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To protect stomach from the gastric juices.
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What protein did we use in Lab 5?
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Egg white.
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What is the chemical formula for hydrochloric acid?
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(HCl)
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What is the name of the pancreas to the duodenum?
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Pancreatic duct.
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What is the name of the duct that goes from the gall bladder to the duodenum?
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Bile duct.
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What is produced when bacteria feed on undigested waste?
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Flatus or intestinal gases.
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What happens during mechanical digestion?
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Food is made smaller.
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What covers the inner wall of the stomach to protect it from gastric juice?
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Mucus.
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What is an ulcer?
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A small whole in the stomach.
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What causes heartburn?
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Gastric juices go into the esophagus.
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What food begins chemical digestion in the mouth?
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Carbohydrates.
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What is rennin?
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A special enzyme for the digestion of milk.
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In what solution did the egg white break down the most?
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Gastric juice.
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Why does our body need proteins?
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To build tissue,repair damage,make hemoglobin.
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This enzyme is found in gastric juice.
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Pepsin.
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What two chemicals are in gastric juice?
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Pepsin & HCl
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what two elements are in hydrochloric acid?
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Hydrogen and chlorine.
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This food is digested in the stomach.
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Protein.
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Where is protein digested?
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Stomach.
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Where are carbonhydrates digested?
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Mouth.
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What enzyme is found in the saliva?
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Amylase.
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How many layers of muscle are in the stomach?
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3.
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What are Sphincters?
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Rings of thickened muscle.
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Where is the pyloric sphincter located?
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Between the stomach and small intestine-or duodenum.
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What is the name of the sphincter between the stomach and the small intestine?
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Pyloric sphincter.
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