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Digestive and Immune
Digestive system flash cards and immune system flash cards By: Madison Hooyer
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the two major Carbohydrates? | Sugar and Starches |
| I transport food to the stomach, what am I? | The Esophagus |
| Every three days we grow a new one of these in our stomach, what is it? | The Stomach Lining |
| What is the involuntary movement that propels Chyme? | Peristalsis |
| What is the name for the acid in our stomach? | Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) |
| What breaks down proteins, carbohydrates, and fats? | Enzymes |
| What is the organ that has little or no digestive function and forms feces? | The Large Intestine |
| This organ in the digestive system is 5-6 m long, what is it? | The Small Intestine |
| What is another word for Amino Acids? | Proteins |
| What is the food in your mouth called after you have chewed it? | A Bolus |
| Chewing (physical) and spit (chemical) are what? | The 2 components of digestion |
| What is the muscle that the esophagus passes through on its way to the stomach? | The Diaphragm |
| What stops food from re-entering the Esophagus? | Cardiac Sphincter |
| The stomach moves and churns food because of this.. | Smooth Muscles |
| What protects the stomach lining from Hydrochloric Acid? | Mucous |
| What is the substance that enters your Small Intestine? | Chyme |
| What is the amount of water that enters the system everyday? | 9 quarts |
| 60% of American's are what? | Overweight |
| What is the length of the Large Intestine? | 5 feet long |
| Phosopholipids, triglyceride, and steroids are the three types of.. | Lipids |
| Villi increase what in your digestive system? | Surface Area |
| I am consisted of duodenum, jejunum, and ileum what organ in the digestive system am I? | The Small Intestine |
| I am located in the mouth, and I produce saliva , what am I? | The Salivary Gland |
| On average One kg is taken in of this substance a day, what is the substance? | Food |
| What is the name of the accessory organ that is located under the liver, and stores concentrates, and releases bile into the duodenum? | The Gall Bladder |
| When you do not produce enough lactose, or lactose cannot be digested by the small intestine what do you have? | Lactose Intolerance |
| These three organs; liver, gall bladder, and pancreas aid in what? | Digestion |
| When stomach muscles churn food what is the digestive doing? | Digesting Food |
| The Mouth digests this.. | Food |
| What is the substance that takes hours to break down food in our stomach? | Hydrochloric Acid or Acid |
| On average how long does it take to digest food? | 12 hours - 2 days |
| After 2-6 hours what comes out of the stomach? | Enzyme |
| What is the vessel that carries waste product and white blood cells? | The Lymph Vessel |
| This organ has mixing movements, peristalsis, and mass movements usually follow meals, what organ is this? | Large Intestine |
| The break down of starch in the mouth is controlled by.. | Saliva Amylase |
| What does Bile break down? | Fat |
| Too much cholesterol produces what in your body? | Plaque |
| Vitamin B6 is a specific vitamin used in production of what? | Energy |
| Food is considered to truly enter your body at what point? | When you absorb the nutrients |
| How many steps are there involved for successful swallowing? | Four |
| What is the name of the organ that has no role, and has large masses of lymphoid tissue? | The Appendix |
| The colon, cecum, rectum, and anal canal are the four major parts of what organ? | The Large Intestine |
| These factors; sitting down a lot, eating junk food, and saturated fats have caused an increase in what? | Being Overweight or obese |
| Name the two major types of minor nutrients | Vitamins and Minerals |
| Cholesterol is important in what type of lipid? | Steroids |
| What does the body have to replenish on a daily basis because the body does not store them? | Amino Acids |
| One litre of what is produced everyday in the mouth? | Saliva |
| How long is the muscular tube named the Alimentary Canal? | 8-10 meters |
| The inner circular layer and outer longitudinal layer are the two layers of smooth muscle in what organ? | The Stomach |
| What is another name for a disease causing organism? | A Pathogen |
| A complex group of defences is also called what? | Immunity |
| What is the name for a molecule that is foreign to your body? | An Antigen |
| What is the name of a protein that is made in a response to an Antigen? | An Antibody |
| What is the name of the process when a living species gets a vaccine by mouth or injection? | A Vaccination |
| Skin, Cilia, Mucus, the Digestive System, Circulatory system are all considered what? | First Line defences |
| What is the name of the disease that is caused by Soil Bacterium? | Tetanus |
| What is the name of the type of Immunity that does not last as long as Active Immunity? | Passive Immunity |
| What is the type of Immunity that produces its own antibodies in response to an antigen? | Active Immunity |
| What is it called when tissue becomes damaged by a pathogen (through injury or infection) and becomes inflamed? | Inflammation |
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