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Brandi Sizemore
Week 13 Activity Physiology
Question | Answer |
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The act of expelling feces is called | defecation |
The chemical process in which a compound unites with water and then splits into simpler compounds is called | hydrolysis |
Because fats are insoluble in water, they must be | emulsified |
CCK is an intestinal hormone that | - causes the pancreas to increase secretion of exocrine high in enzymatic content. -opposes the influence of gastrin on gastric parietal cells. -stimulates contraction of the gallbladder so that bile can pass into the duodenum. |
Stimulation of gastric secretion occurs in all of the following phases except the _____ phase. | digestive |
Perstalsis is regulated in part by the intrinsic stretch reflexes. It is also thought to be stimulated by the hormone. | cholecystokinin (CCK) |
The process of deglutition includes all of the following except the ____ stage. | laryngeal |
During which stage of swallowing is there a risk of food entering respiratory pathways? | Oropharyngeal |
The wave like ripple of the muscle layer of the GI tract is called | peristalsis. |
What percentage of this blood flow comes from the hepatic portal system? | 80% |
Chemical digestion requires the secretion of _______ into the lumen of the GI tract. | digestive enzymes and bile. |
Pepsinogen is converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid, which is produced by the _________ of the gastric glands. | parietal cells |
_________ is the passage of substances through the intestinal mucosa into the blood or lymph. | Absorption |
The final step in lipid transport by the intestines is the formation of | chylomicrons. |
The ejection of bile from the gallbladder is controlled by which hormones? | CCK and secretin |
Fats and other nutrients in the duodenum stimulates the intestinal mucosa to release a hormone called | gastric inhibitory peptide. |
Saliva contains the enzyme | amylase. |