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Human Anatomy Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mechanical digestion | process of breaking down food by chewing/movement/churning |
| chemical digestion | the process of breaking down food with enzymes |
| amylase | digestive enzyme found in saliva that breaks down sugar |
| esophagus | tube that connects the mouth to the stomach |
| peristalsis | muscular contractions that propel food through digestive system |
| stomach | organ that churns food while lowering the pH...turning the food to chyme |
| pepsin | enzyme that breaks down proteins |
| vilus | folds in small intestine that increase surface area....where the nutrients are absorbed into blood stream |
| chyme (chime) | term applied to food that has been turned into a soup-like consistency in the stomach |
| myocardium | muscular tissue of the heart |
| pulmonary circulation | sending of the blood from the heart, to the lungs, then back to the heart |
| systemic circulation | sending of blood from the heart to the rest of the body....except for the lungs |
| pacemaker | portion of the heart that control how often the heart beats |
| pharynx | place at the back of the throat where the esophagus and trachea meet |
| larnyx | also know as the voice box, chords located in throat that vibrate to make sounds |
| trachea | tube that connects the mouth/nose to the lungs, is protected by rings of cartilage |
| bronchus | the trachea seperates into these tubes, which enter the lungs |
| alveolus | small sacs located in the lungs where gas exchange takes place with the blood |
| C-3P0 | Golden android from the Star Wars movies, friends with R2-D2 |
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