Digestion
What are the 4 stages of digestion in order?
Ingestion, digestion, absorption, egestion
Located in the larynx and vibrates
What are the vocal chords
What system does the circulatory system closely work with to bring oxygen to the body?
Respiratory system
This occurs when the coronary arteries are blocked
What is a heart attack?
Why is the small intestine so long?
To effectively absorb the nutrients.
Name 2 functions of the liver
1. produce bile
2. remove nitrogen
3. store energy
4. sequester toxins
5. produce bile salts
What happens in a collapsed lung
The lung gets punctured by usualy the ribs and cannot fill up.
Arteries travel in this direction
Away from the heart
Blood goes through this when leaving the heart.
What is an artery?
What are the functions of the pancreas?
Excrete bicorbonate atoms to nutralize the stomach acid.
Name 6 essential nutrients
Carbs, fats, proteins, water, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants
How many Bronchi do you have?
2 Bronchi in the left and right lung
These structures meet to form veins
Venules
The type of chamber found at the top of the heart.
What is an atria?
What is the most posterior part of your mouth called
Soft pallet
Name 3 enzymes that aid digestion and what they breakdown
pepsin - break down protein
amylase - break down starch
lipase - break down starch
Causes inflamation and muscles tighten around the airways which causes shortness of breath
This is a deficiency in red blood cells which decreases the amount of oxygen that can be delivered to the cells
Anemia
These supply the heart with blood, oxygen and nutrients.
What are the coronary arteries?
How many arteries are in the pigs umbilical cords?
2
What bacteria is responsible for causing ulcers?
Heliobacter pylori
When you start breathing too much CO2, what happens in your blood to correct it?
The body detects higher pH and works to lower it
This is a system that is closely related to the circulatory system and helps regulate blood volume
Lymphatic system
The system that carries blood to and from the body.
What is the systemic system?
Is the blood found in the left atrium oxygenated or deoxygenated?
Oxygenated.