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BIO 252 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Describe the Enteric Nervous System - Ans:-Part of the ANS as a division/ parallel of the Parasympathetic. It is a LOCAL system, has more neurons that the spinal cord and is called the "small brain". Since it is local it uses Local reflexes, but still d...

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BIO 252 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS


Describe the Enteric Nervous System - Ans:✔✔-Part of the ANS as a division/ parallel of the

Parasympathetic.




It is a LOCAL system, has more neurons that the spinal cord and is called the "small brain".




Since it is local it uses Local reflexes, but still does communicate with the CNS some via the Vegas

Nerve/Parasympathetic, so also long nerves




It is independent of the nervous system, it still gets signals but functions on its own ... wut (lets talk)


Long vs Local Reflex - Ans:✔✔-Long involves the CNS while the local does not,




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Describe what happens when you smell ravioli - Ans:✔✔-Sense receptors signal to the CNS, CNS

communicates with ANS, the ANS sends long reflexes to cells of the digestive system to start creating

Gastric juices.


Why is the Digestive Tract considered to be outside of your body? - Ans:✔✔-It is exposed to the outside

world via the mouth and the bumhole. Basically is just a disassembly line.


What are the 2 parts of the Digestive System? - Ans:✔✔-The Digestive Tract


The Accessory Organs (Teeth, Pancreas...)


How much digestion does the esophagus do? - Ans:✔✔-None, trick question, hehe


The food is only in your throat for a few seconds so there is no digestion, only propulsion.


What are the 4 parts of the stomach? - Ans:✔✔-Cardia - Top part near Heart


(Cardiac Sphincter


Fundus - Upper region, Little digestion here, just stores juices.


Body - main region of digestion


Pyloric Region - Bottom, but of course it is again subdivided into...




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Pyloric Atrium which thins into the Pyloric Canal which ends at the Pyloric Sphincter.


What is the role of the Cardiac and Pyloric Sphincter? - Ans:✔✔-Cardiac acts like a one way valve to

allow food down the esophagus and into the stomach and doesn't let stuff come up because of the

acidity.




Pyloric is at the end of the stomach and connects to the small intestine, is used to let small portions at a

time into the small intestine for digestion


What are the 3 main roles of the stomach - Ans:✔✔-Storage - It is real big and the small intestine needs

time to digest/absorb so it stores a lot of food until the small intestine is ready.




Digestion of Proteins - very important for this but does little for carbs and lipids.




Immune - Very acidic to help combat all of the pathogens you eat. YUM


What type of tissues faces the lumen? - Ans:✔✔-Epithelial


What are the different types of muscles in the stomach and what do they do? - Ans:✔✔-Longitudinal -

fibers that extend length of stomach (most external)


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