Abeka Biology Final Exam Study Guide.
Incisors - answerthe four front teeth, used to cut food
Carbohydrates - answerstarches and sugars
hydrochloric acid - answeracid produced by the stomach to kill bacteria and help soften food
alimentary canal - answeranother name for digestive tract
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alcohol - answer✔interferes with the absorption of B- complex and C vitamins, zinc and
magnesium
dysentery - answer✔an infection of the colon often spread by water supplies being with or by the
sewage of humans or animals
duodenal ulcer - answer✔open sores that occur when the duodenum is exposed to gastric juice as
the stomach contents enter the small intestine
clostridium botulinum (botulism) - answer✔bacteria that grow well without oxygen and produce
the deadliest toxin known to man
diarrhea - answer✔occurs when the movement of feces through the colon is so rapid that
insufficient water is removed
colon cancer - answer✔one of the most common forms of cancer in America, but is largely
curable if found early
appendix - answer✔a fingerlike structure attached to the cecum
glucagon - answer✔a hormone released by the pancreas that signals the liver to convert glycogen
back into glucose and release glucose into the bloodstream
metabolism - answer✔the sum of all the chemical processes of life in a body
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