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Dr. Kodani-BIIMII
Intro to Biology II-Test 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anatomy | the human body |
| adipose tissue | connective tissue whose cell contain fat |
| akimentary canal | |
| amino acids | molecule containing a carboxyl group/monomer of proteins |
| anus | the opening thru undigested materials expelled |
| appendix | |
| bile | mixture produceb by liver and stored in gallbladder |
| blood | tissue w/fluid matrix called plasma |
| bolus | a lubricated ball of chew food |
| bone | tissue consisting of living cellshled in a miatrix ofl collagen fibers |
| bulk feeders | an animal that eats large pieces of food |
| carnivores | an animal that eats other animals |
| cartilage | flexible connective tissue embedded in a rubbery matrix |
| cecum | an outpocket at the beginning of the large intestine |
| chyme | partially digested food and juices formed in the stomach |
| colon | large intestine functions mainly in water absorption and formation of feces |
| crop | a pouch in the digestive tract wher food is softened |
| duodenum | portion of the small intestine after stomach/ |
| epithelial tissue | tightly packed cells lining organs, body cavities |
| esophagus | channel that conducts food by peristalsis |
| essential nutrients | |
| feces | waste |
| fluid feeders | an animal that lives by sucking from other livng organisms |
| gallbladder | stores bile and releases into sm intestine |
| gastorvascular cavity | digestive compartment with a single opening (mouth) |
| gastric juice | collection of fluids secreted by the stomach |
| gastrin | harmone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice |
| gizzards | pouch-like organ where food is ground |
| hepatic portal vein | blood vessel that conveys nutrient-laden blood from capillaries |
| herbivores | an animal that eats only plants or algae |
| interstitial fluid | an aqueous solution that surronds cell |
| intestine | located between gizzrd or stomach where chemical digestion and nutrient absorption |
| malnourishment | longterm absence of essential nutrients |
| mineral | an inorganic nutrient |
| mouth | an opening through which food is taken in |
| omnivores | an animal that eats plants and animals |
| oral cavity | The mouth of an animal |
| organ | several tissues adapted to perform specific function |
| organ system | group of organs together perform vital body functions |
| pharynx | receives food from the oral cavity, throat region |
| physiology | biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) |
| rectum | where feces are stored until they are eliminated |
| saliva | secretion that lubricates food and begins chemical digestion |
| salivary glands | secrete saliva |
| small intestine | longest section of alimentary canal |
| sphincters | a ringlike valve that regulates passage between copartments of alimentary canal |
| stomachs | grinds and churns food and store temporarily |
| substrate feeders | an organism that live in its food source and eats its way through |
| suspension feeders | aquatic animal, sifts small food particles from water |
| tissue | an integrated group of cells with a common function, structure |
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