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Eyinola Porter
Anatomy week 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hydrolysis is referred to as? | Using water to split larger compounds into smaller ones. |
| What is the role of bicarbonates in the GI tract? | Activate pepsin. |
| Which of the following is a disaccharide? | Sucrose |
| Deglutition? | Is the process of swallowing called. |
| Secretion of insulin | is not a function of the liver. |
| The enzyme pepsin begins the digestion of? | Protein. |
| Carbon dioxide primarily transported in the circulatory system as? | Bicarbonate ions. |
| The two baroreceptors that are located near the heart is. ? | Aortic baroreceptors and carotid baroreceptors |
| Vagal inhibition. ? | Is the vagus said to act as a brake on the heart |
| Perfusion pressure.? | Is the localized pressure gradient needed to maintain blood flow in a tissue. |
| Facia.? | Is the nerve carrying taste information from the anterior two-third of the tongue. |
| Zona reticularis.? | Is the region of the adrenal cortex that secretes DHEA. |
| Spinal nerves are.? | Motor and sensory fibers. |
| Nerve fiber of the spinothalamic tract is. | Sensory. |
| The phrenic nerve is found in the? | cervical plexus. |
| Interneurons reside in the? | CNS only. |
| Astrocytes ? | Are the largest and most numerous types of neuroglia. |
| The white matter of the nervous system is made up of? | Myelinated fibers. |
| The function of the spleen are ? | Tissue repair, hematopoiesis, red blood cell and platelet destruction, blood reservoir |
| Complement can be described as? | Enzyme in blood. |
| Self-tolerance.? | Is the ability of our immune system to attack abnormal or foreign cells but spare our own normal cells. |
| The two lymphatic system that serve various functions in the body are ? | Fluid balance and immunity. |