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BIO 254 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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BIO 254 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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What is the role of mechanical digestion?
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breaks down large pieces of food into smaller ones, but does not change
the chemical compound
Hydochloric acid (gastric juice)
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produced by parietal cells; converts pepsinogen to pepsin
What do fats break down into?
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fatty acids and glycerol
Where are your pharyngeal tonsils located
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nasopharynx
How is chyme produced?
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the mixing movements of the stomach wall aid in producing a semifluid
paste of food particles and gastric juice which is called chyme
what is the role of chemical digestion?
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, use enzymes to break down food particles, by changing them into simpler
chemicals
Pepsinogen (gastric juice)
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Inactive form of pepsin; secreted by chief cells
What happens when chyme starts to fill the duedenum?
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stretch receptors initiate the enterogastric reflex; slows emptying and
intestinal filling
Describe the root of a tooth
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Root canal (consists of nerves and blood vessels)
Cementum (anchors the tooth)
Intrinsic factor (gastric juice)
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