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Bio Exit ticket 7
| Term or Question | Anser or Definition |
|---|---|
| Nutrition | The process of obtaining food and breaking it down. Nutrients provide energy and materials needed for metabolism (Growth, Repair, Etc.) |
| Organic Nutrients | Proteins, Carbs, Fats, Vitamins. |
| What are used as coenzymes? | Vitamins are needed as coenzymes in many reactions.* |
| Inorganic Nutrients | Minerals and Water |
| Ingestion | Taking in food |
| Digestion | Breaking down food, so molecules can be absorbed |
| Mechanical Digestion | Food cut, crushed, ground up, the surface area of food particles is increased |
| Chemical Digestion | Digestive enzymes work on the surface of the food particles to break them down |
| Absorption | When nutrients pass through cell membranes |
| Egestion | Removal of large undigested food |
| Intracellular | Occurs within the cell |
| Extracellular | Occurs outside of the cell |
| Bolus | Food that enters the pharynx |
| Epiglottis | Closes to prevent food from entering the trachea |
| Peristalsis | Waves of muscle contraction and relaxation |
| Stomach | Thick- walled J-shaped pouch |
| Enzyme | Breaks Things down |
| Amylase | Breaks down starch |
| Trypsin and Proteases | Break down proteins |
| Lipase | Breaks down fats |
| Pepsin | An Enzyme that begins to break down proteins |
| Emulsification | Breaking down large fats and making them into smaller fat globules |
| Villi | A network of blood vessels around them for the absorption of sugars and amino acids into the blood |
| Mesentery | A continuous set of tissues located in your abdomen. It attaches your intestines to the wall of your abdomen and it holds them in place |
| Caecum | A pouch is connected to the junction of the small and large intestines |
| Heterotroph | Cannot make its own food |
| Autotroph | Make its own food |
| Diffusion | Movement of molecules from a high concentration to a low concentration |
| Excretion | Getting rid of waste products |
| Hydrochloric Acid | Lots of acid in the stomach |
| Salivary Amylase | Describing an enzyme that gets produced by an enzyme |
| A form of Mechanical Digestion | Chewing your food |
| A form of Chemical Digestion | The acid in your stomach |
| Esophagus | It is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane that connects the throat to the stomach |
| Stomach | |
| Acidic Ph levels rage from..... | 0-7 |
| Basic Ph levels range from..... | 8-14 |
| The Neutral Ph level is...... | 7 |
| A simple Sugar is....... | Glucose |
| Transport | Circulation and absorption of nutrients |
| Digestion | Obtaining and processing food |
| Nutrition/Respiration | The release of energy from food |
| Regulation | Control and coordination of all activities in an organism |
| Excretion | Removal of harmful cellular waste |
| Growth | An increase in size and/or number of cells of an organism |
| Reproduction | The production of new individuals |
| Synthesis | Producing complex substances from simple substances |
| Metabolism | The sum total of all life functions |
| Cell | A cell is a basic, microscopic part of living matter |
| Tissue | A tissue is a mass similar to cells that form a particular part or organ of an animal or plant, as in muscle or tissue. |
| Organ | An organ is part of the body that does a particular job. |
| Organ system | An organ system is a group of organs that work together to accomplish a specific task in the body. |
| What is the function of the human digestive system? | The digestive system breaks down food to give us nutrients. |
| What are some organs that make up the Human Digestive System? | The organs that make it up are the stomach, small intestine, and pancreas. |
| Salivary Glands | The function of the salivary glands is to make saliva and empty it into our mouths. |
| Mouth | Breaking down food mechanically, and the mouth is also used for speaking. |
| Epiglottis | To prevent food and water from getting into your lungs |
| Pharynx | Passage for nutrients between the month and the esophagus. |
| Esophagus | To transport food from pharynx to the stomach. |
| Stomach | Holds food while their enzymes break down the food. |
| Small Intestine | Breaks down food |
| Pancreas | Controls your glucose levels. |
| Liver | Filter blood from the digestive tract before giving blood to the rest of the body. |
| Gallbladder | Stores bile, help break down fatty foods. |
| Large intestine | Absorption of water |
| Rectum | Attaches the intestines of the abdominal wall |
| Mesentery | Where stool exits the body |
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