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what are the functions of the digestive system   Ingestion Secretion mixing and propulsion Digestion absorption defecation  
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what is eating   ingestion  
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release of water, enzymes, buffers   secretion  
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movement along GI tract   mixing and propulsion  
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breaking down of foods   digestion  
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moving products of digestion into the body   absorption  
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dumping waste products   defecation  
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A tube through which foods pass and where digestion and absorption occur.   GI tract  
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parts of a GI tract   mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine  
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Organs that help in digestion but through which food never passes.   accessory organs  
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accessory organs   teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas  
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Layers of the GI wall. Esophagus to anus.   1. Mucosa 2. Submucosa 3. Muscularis 4. Serosa: visceral layer of peritoneum  
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90% of absorption of products of digestion occurs where?   the small intestine  
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Maneuvers food for chewing and Adjusts shape for speech and swallowing   tongue  
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the three pairs of salivary glands   Parotid Submandibular Sublingual  
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Largest; inferior and anterior to ears (salivary gland)   parotid  
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In floor of mouth; medial and inferior to mandible (salivary gland)   submandibular  
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Inferior to tongue and superior to submandibular   Sublingual  
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Accessory organs in bony sockets of mandible and maxilla   teeth  
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J- shaped enlargement of GI tract, Mixing chamber and holding reservoir, Very elastic/expandable and muscular, Four regions   stomach  
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behind stomach, Produces pancreatic juice in acinar cells   pancreas  
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what are the functions of bile   Emulsification and absorbing of fats  
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the functions of the kidneys   Regulation of Plasma ion composition Regulation of Body water Volume (BP) Regulation of blood pH (with lung) Production of Hormones Excretion of waste  
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inner portion of kidney   medulla  
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outer portion of kidney   cortex  
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urine goes into   renal pelvis  
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urine goes out   uretor  
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what filters plasma   Glomerular filtration  
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urine route   Collecting ducts to calyces Calyces to ureter Ureter to bladder Bladder to urethra  
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release of hormones into interstitial fluid, blood, and general circulation   Endocrine system  
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in endocrine glands....   Pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pineal  
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organs that produce hormones but also have other functions..   Hypothalamus, thymus, pancreas, ovaries, testes, kidneys, stomach, liver, small intestine, skin, heart, adipose tissue, and placenta  
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what are hormones carried in?   blood stream  
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what are hormone secretions regulated by?   signals from the nervous system, chemical changes in blood, other hormones.  
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seven anterior pituitary hormones   Human growth hormone (hGH) Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) Luteinizing hormone (LH) Prolactin Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)  
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Secreted by liver, muscle, cartilage, bone cells Actions of IGFs much like those of insulin   human growth hormones  
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what does follicle stimulating hormone start in women?   egg production and estrogen production  
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what does Luteinizing hormone stimulate in women   completion of egg and it's ovulation, secretion of progesterone and estrogen.  
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What does follicle stimulating hormone start in men   sperm production in testes  
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what does luteinizing hormone stimulate in men   release of testosterone in testes  
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what initiates and maintains milk production in mammary glands?   prolactin  
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what does ejaculation of milk depend on?   oxytocin  
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what controls production and secretion of glucocorticoids from adrenal cortex   Adrenocorticotropic Hormone  
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what has Small amounts in bloodstream and excess amounts causes skin darkening   Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone  
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what cause kidneys to retain more water   Antidiuretic hormone  
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what is located inferior to the larynx   thyroid gland  
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air moving in and out of lungs   pulmonary ventilation  
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gas exchange between alveoli and lungs   External respiration  
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gas exchange between blood and cells   internal respiration  
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2 lobes and cardiac notch   left lung  
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3 lobes   right lung  
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