Human Anatomy Vocab
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| mechanical digestion | process of breaking down food by chewing/movement/churning
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| chemical digestion | the process of breaking down food with enzymes
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| amylase | digestive enzyme found in saliva that breaks down sugar
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| esophagus | tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
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| peristalsis | muscular contractions that propel food through digestive system
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| stomach | organ that churns food while lowering the pH...turning the food to chyme
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| pepsin | enzyme that breaks down proteins
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| vilus | folds in small intestine that increase surface area....where the nutrients are absorbed into blood stream
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| chyme (chime) | term applied to food that has been turned into a soup-like consistency in the stomach
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| myocardium | muscular tissue of the heart
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| pulmonary circulation | sending of the blood from the heart, to the lungs, then back to the heart
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| systemic circulation | sending of blood from the heart to the rest of the body....except for the lungs
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| pacemaker | portion of the heart that control how often the heart beats
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| pharynx | place at the back of the throat where the esophagus and trachea meet
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| larnyx | also know as the voice box, chords located in throat that vibrate to make sounds
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| trachea | tube that connects the mouth/nose to the lungs, is protected by rings of cartilage
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| bronchus | the trachea seperates into these tubes, which enter the lungs
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| alveolus | small sacs located in the lungs where gas exchange takes place with the blood
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| C-3P0 | Golden android from the Star Wars movies, friends with R2-D2
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