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health ch. 5 test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| muscular pouch that holds liquid waste | bladder |
| a by product of alcohol breakdown which poisons the liver cells | acetaldehyde |
| fat tissue that stores surplus energy | adipose tissue |
| a thirty foot long pathway food travels through the body | alimentary canal |
| a yellowish-green or brown liquid produced by your liver , contains bile salts | bile |
| the first section of the small intestines | duodenum |
| protein molecules that are designed to make chemical reactions in your body to occur very rapidly | enzymes |
| the structure that keeps food from entering the trachea (windpipe) | epiglottis |
| THE TUBE THAT LEADS FROM YOUR MOUTH TO YOUR STOMACH | ESOPHAGUS |
| eliminates wastes of metabolism | excretory system |
| excess fat which accumulates in the liver | fatty liver |
| remaining solid waste forms that will be removed by the bowels | feces |
| a pear shaped sac situated under your liver, is also a storage area for bile which releases to help digest fat | gall bladder |
| form when bile becomes stagnant and concentrated in the gallbladder. These small painful crystals are made of cholesterol | gallstones |
| regulates the amount of sugar in the blood | glucose |
| a high level of glucose in the blood | hyperglycemia |
| filter the blood, about the size of your fist, we have two in our body | kidneys |
| the process by which the body produces and uses energy from food | metabolism |
| an elongated, slightly fattened organ, lies behind the stomach and this secretes digestive juices | pancreas |
| the involuntary muscle contractions of the smooth muscles involved in swallowing | peristalsis |
| the organ of the digestive system in which most digestion occurs | small intestine |
| the first stop food makes after leaving your mouth; it is a food-storing organ which lies in the upper left part of your abdominal cavity | stomach |
| liquid waste | urine |
| hairlike tubes which cover the inside of the small intestine and they receive the digested food | villi |
| why should we watch what we eat/appetite? | so we can maintain proper/good health |
| what's the difference between EATING TO LIVE/ LIVING TO EAT? | eating 2 live- is when you eat healthy food to live living to eat- is when you eat junk food and unhealthy things |
| how does alcohol severely damage the liver? | the acetaldehyde poisons the liver cells and also it goes through fatty liver then cirrhoisis over time |
| what are the 2 hormones from the Islets of Langerhans that regulate the amount of sugar in the blood | Insulin and glucagon *(IG) |
| what are 3 basic eating habits? | eat slowly chew food completely stop eating when you are full drink plenty of water |
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