Alimentary Canal
The first portion of the large intestine.
What is the cecum?
The phase of gastric secretion that begins when chyme enters the duodenum.
What is the intestinal phase?
The portion of the pancreas in contact with the duodenum.
What is head?
The process of linking two acetyl-CoA molecules to form ketone bodies.
What is ketogenesis?
The fat-soluble vitamin that functions as an antioxidant.
What is vitamin E?
The three regions of the pharynx.
What are the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx?
The specialized movement that clears remaining food from the small intestine between meals.
What is the migrating motor complex?
The cluster of pancreatic cells that secrete enzymes.
What are acini (acinar cells)?
The step in respiration that produces the most ATP.
What is the electron transport chain?
The mineral required for synthesis of stomach acid.
What is chloride?
The type of epithelial tissue lining most of the alimentary canal.
What is simple columnar epithelium?
The small intestine movement that mixes chyme with enzymes.
What is segmentation?
The organ that detoxifies substances and metabolizes nutrients.
What is the liver?
The process that converts fatty acids into triglycerides for storage.
What is lipogenesis?
The mineral crucial for nerve impulse transmission and muscle contraction.
What are sodium and potassium ions?
The specialized connective tissue layer containing blood vessels and glands.
What is the submucosa?
The wave of peristalsis in the large intestine triggered by food entering the stomach.
What is mass peristalsis?
The hormone that triggers secretion of pancreatic enzymes during digestion.
What is CCK (cholecystokinin)?
The molecule produced when ammonia combines with CO₂ in the liver.
What is urea?
The mineral that forms part of nucleotides and bone matrix.
What is phosphorus?
The term for organs lying partially outside the peritoneal cavity.
What are retroperitoneal organs?
The reflex that results in the expulsion of feces.
What is defecation?
The vitamin produced by bacteria in the large intestine necessary for clotting.
What is vitamin K?
The process of producing heat as a by-product of metabolism.
What is thermogenesis?
The lipoprotein that removes cholesterol from cells and transports it to the liver.
What is HDL (high-density lipoprotein)?