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Shawna Chase
Physiology Weeks 7-13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Choroid Plexuses | Networks of capillaries that project from the pia matter into the lateral ventricles and into the roofs and the third and fourth ventricles. |
| Enteric Nervous System | The intestinal nervous system |
| Fungiform Papillae | large, mushroom-shaped bumps found in the anterior two thirds of the tongues surface; each contains one or a few taste buds |
| Circumvallate Papillae | huge, dome-shaped bumps that form a transverse row near the back of the tongue surface; each contains thousands of taste buds |
| Foliate Papillae | red, leaf-like ridges of mucosa on the lateral edges of the posterior tongue surface; each contains about a hundred taste buds |
| Filiform Papillae | bumps with tiny, threadlike projections; scattered among the fungiform papillae; does NOT contain taste buds; allows for the "feel" of food texture |
| Mastication | Chewing |
| Deglutition | Swallowing |
| Assimilation | Occurs when nutrient molecules enter cells and undergo many chemical changes |
| Phosphorylation | The process of adding a phosphate group to a molecule |