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Chapters 12-15

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The most abundant are sodium and chloride ion.   Plasma Electrolytes  
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Patients with this condition have a tendency to bleed, due to a deficiency of platelets.   Leukemia  
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A test in which the percent of various types of WBC in a blood sample is determined.   Differential WBC Count  
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The most common type of WBC in a blood sample   Neutrophil  
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Its primary function is to act against foreign substances   Lymphocytes  
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They are the most active phagocytic cells among the WBCs   Neutrophils & Monocytes  
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This is important for the production of RBCs because it is used in the synthesis of DNA   Vitamin B  
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This condition is caused by an increased blood concentration of Carbon Dioxide (CO2)   Cyanosis  
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In the adult, RBC are produced primarily here   Red Bone Marrow  
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This greenish pigmnet is formed when hemoglobin molecules are decomposed   Biliverdin  
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This is a condition in which RBCs contain abnormal hemoglobin caused by mutation   Sickle Cell Disease  
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Biconcave cells in blood that lack nuclei when they are mature.   RBC  
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Abnormally low WBC Count   Leukopenia  
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The percentage of RBC is a sample of human blood, also known as hematocrit   45%  
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This term is used to describe the stoppage of bleeding by any one of several means   Hemostasis  
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This can be prevented by treating RH-negative mothers with anti-Rh agglutinin   Erythroblastosis Fetalis  
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This blood test is used to evaluate blood clotting   Prothrombin  
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Iron is found in this molecule   Hemoglobin  
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These are cytoplasmic fragments of cells   Platelets  
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Its most important action is helping to maintain blood osmotic pressure   Plasma Albumins  
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This hormone, released from the kidneys, promotes the production of RBCs   Erythropoietin  
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A normal WBC count   4,000-11,000 cells/microliter of blood  
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This serves as an enzyme in the blood coagulation mechanism   Thrombin  
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These RBCs have antigens A and B on their surfaces   Type AB blood  
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As a platelet plug forms, platelets release __________, a vasoconstricting substance   Serotonin  
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__________is the most common blood type in the US and has anti-A AND anti-B antibodies   Type O Blood  
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Vitamin B12 is important for the production of RBCs because it is utilized in the synthesis of __________   DNA  
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A RBC is ________, containing no nucleus   Anuclear  
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People with type AB blood are often called universal___________   Recipients  
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_________ is an agranular WBC   Monocyte  
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Nonprotein nitrogenous substnaces include what 4 things?   Amino Acids, Urea, Uric Acid, & Creatine  
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Blood is a type of ___________ tissue   Connective  
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Plasma contains _________, and serum does not   Fibrinogen  
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A clot that breaks loose and travels in the blood flow is called a(n)________   Embolus  
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These two substances are useful for dissolving blood clots   Urokinase & Streptokinase  
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The basic event in the formation of a blood clot is the change from fibrinogen to _________   Fibrin  
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_________ is the most abundant type of plasma protein   Albumin  
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__________,_________, and ________ are required in the formation of a blood clot   Calcium, Prothrombin, & Fibrinogen  
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A _________ ________ is formed when our bodies form the fibroblasts   Platelet plug  
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The clumping of RBCs that occurs when transfused blood is of incompatible type is called_________   Agglutination  
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_________ usually account for the smallest percentage of WBCs in a blood sample   Basophils  
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When the left ventricle contracts, blood passes into the ________   Aorta  
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The SA node relays nerve impluses into the AV bundle of the interventricular septum and ___________ is responsible for the rhythmic contractions of the heart   SA Node  
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The ________ of capillaries with a tissue varies directly with the tissue's rate of __________   Density; Metabolism  
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Because net inward pressure in venular capillary ends, is less that net outward pressure at the arteriolar ends of capillaries, more fluid ________ the capillaries than ___________   Leaves; Returns  
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Arteries are strong, elastic vessel that carry blood ________ _________ the heart   Away from  
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Osmotic pressure forces molecules in the blood _______ _________ the capillary walls   Back into  
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Venules contines from capillaries to form _______, which carry blood back to the atria   Veins  
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Veins function as blood reservoirs whenver BP _________ by venous walls constricting   Decreases  
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The BP in the systemic arteries is greatest during ___________ ____________   Ventricular Systole  
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Contracting skeletal muscles help ________ blood to the heart   Return  
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The Aorta is part of the _________ circuit   Systemic  
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This occurs as the bicuspid vavles and tricuspid valves close   Ventricular Contraction  
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This indicates the impulses that travel from the SA node to the Purkinje Fibers   P-Q Interval  
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The greater the length of myocardial fibers, the greater the force with which they contract   Starling's Law  
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This is the depolarization of atrial muscle fibers   P Wave  
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Having excess of this ion will cause a decreased rate and decreased force of contraction   Potassium  
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These stimulate smooth muscle in artery and arteriole walls to contract   Sympathetic branches of the ANS  
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This drains from the wall of the heart into the right atrium   Coronary Sinus  
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The space between the parietal and visceral pericardial membranes   Pericardial Cavity  
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This divides near the brim of the pelvis to form the right and left Common Iliac arteries   Descending Aorta  
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Tissue that forms a loose-fitting sac around the heart   Fibrous Pericardium  
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The longest vein in the body   Great Sphenous Vein  
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Mass of interconnected cardiac muscle cells that act as a group   Functional Syncytium  
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This consists of fibrous connective tissue in the interventricular septum and encircling the heart valves   Skeleton of the Heart  
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These are in the blood capillaries and HELP to maintain the osmotic pressure of blood   Plasma Proteins  
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This is self-exciting tissue   SA Node  
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Fibers that secrete this substance, carry parasympathetic impulses and cause the heart rate to decrease   Acetylcholine  
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Blood from the face and scalp are drained by this blood vessel   External Jugular Vein  
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This sends deoxygenated blood to the lungs   Pulmonary Circuit  
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A patient presenting with an abnormally slow heart rate is also said to be experiencing   Bradycardia  
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The repolarization of ventricular muscle fibers in the myocardium   T Wave  
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Blood vessel that serves as a blood reservoir   Vein  
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Pain from a blockage in an artery that supplie the heart   Angina Pectoris  
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Blood vessels whose walls are thin enough to allow exchange of gases between the blood and tissue fluid   Capillaries  
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This supplies blood to the Myocardium   Coronary Arteries  
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Arteries, Veins, Capillaries, and the Heart consist together is what body system   Cardiovascular System  
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The correct sequence of parts that function to carry cardiac impulses (Conduction Pathway)   SA Node - AV Node - AV Bundle (Bundle of His)- Purkinje Fibers  
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Obesity, Smoking, Hypertension, and Lack of physcial activity are risk factors of what disease specific to the Cardiovascular System   Atherosclerosis  
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These are four branches of the Aorta   Brachial Sephalic Artery, Coronary Arteries, Left Subclavian Artery, and Celiac Artery  
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A normal immune response requires these cells   T Cells and B Cells  
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This makes DNA from viral RNA, in HIV infection   Reverse Transcriptase  
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This release histamine, as a result of an allergen-antibody reaction   Mast Cells  
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This is an example of a specific body defense mechanism   Immunity  
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Region of a lymph node through which blood vessel pass   Hilium  
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Two collecting ducts that drain the lymphatic trunks   Thoracic & Right Lymphatic  
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Most abundant type of immunoglobin   IgG  
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A vein is most similar to _______ of the Lymphatic System   Lymphatic Vessel  
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This is where excess fluid is kept from accumulating in tissue spaces   Lymphatic System  
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A substance that can stimulate a primary immune response, but is unable to produce the symptoms of a disease   Vaccine  
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Foreign or "non-self" proteins that trigger immune responses   Antigens  
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A blood reservoir, responds to low oxygen concentration, contains many machrophages, and resembles a large lymph node divided into nodules   Spleen  
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These are in the gamma globulin factions of plasma proteins   Immunoglobulins  
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During the primary immune response, B cells give rise to these cells   Plasma cells  
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A group of proteins that cells produce in response to viruses   Interferon  
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Cells in a lymph node that engulf and destroy danaged cell, foreign substances, and cellular debris   Macrophages  
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Movement of lymph through lymphatic vessels is caused largely by this   Muscular Activity  
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Neutrophils and Monocytes are the most active phagoctyic cells in ________ ___________   Circulating blood  
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Type of resistance that is a response to contracting an infections disease   Naturally acquired active Immunity  
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A tissue fluid that has entered a lymphatic capillary   Lymph  
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Helper T cells release this substance   Cytokines  
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A group of lymphocytes that originate from a single early cell   Clone  
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Cells that are primarily responsible for immunity   Lymphocytes & Macrophages  
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These are responsible for immunity   T Lymphocytes  
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This disease infects macrophages   HIV  
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Disease-causing agents such as bacteria and viruses   Pathogens  
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These are four autoimmune disease   Systemic Lupis Erythematosus, Diabetes 1 Mellitus, Juvinile Rheumatoid Arthritis, & Multiple Sclerosis  
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AIDS is caused by a virus that attacks ________ _________   DNA Enzymes  
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This is located in the mediastinum behind the sternum   Thymus  
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An immunoglobulin molecule is an antibody that B Cells ___________   Secrete  
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In an autoimmune disease, the immune response is directed towards cells of ________   The body (Self)  
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The spleen may _______ older RBCs   Destroy  
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During the primary immune response, B cells _______ ________ to plasma cells   Give rise  
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As a result of the allergen-antibody reaction, mast cells release this substance   Histamine  
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An injection of antibodies produces ________ immunity   Passive  
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A newborn infant may have some defenses against digestive and respiratory disturbances because of IgA obtained from its _______ _________   Mother's Milk  
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In active immunity, a person becomes immune to a pathogen as a result of?   Having a disease  
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Following a primary immune response, the B cells and T cells that remain dormant but are able to respond to antigens encountered in the future are called __________ __________   Memory Cells  
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The formation of lymph increases as a result of increasing ___________ pressure in tissue fluid   Osmotic  
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A patient that has had surgery to remove lymph nodes attached to a cancerous right breast in the axillary region may experience that her right arm becomes ___________   Edematous  
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This is caused by deficiency of Lactase   Lactose Intolerance  
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Secretion is stimulated by the presence of proteins and fats in the small intestine   Cholecystokinin (CCK)  
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The diaphragm lowers during this event   Defacation Reflex  
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One of its major functions is to reabsorb water from chyme   Large Intestine  
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This is often caused by the conversion of trysinogen to trypsin   Acute pancreatitis  
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Due to weakness of the diaphragm   Hiatal Hernia  
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Sphincter muscle located between the small intestine and the larger intestine   Ileocecal Valve  
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Secreted in an inactive form and digests proteins   Enzymes  
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This results due to poor nutrition from lack of nutrients or failure to use them   Malnutrition  
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Usually composed of cholesterol   Gallstones  
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Location of the vomiting center in the brain   Medulla Oblongata  
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Secreted by stomach cells and increases the secretion by the gastric glands   Gastrin  
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Composed of peritoneal membrane   Greater Omentum  
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This would most likely affect digestion of lipids   Liver Damage  
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This is a double layered fold of peritoneum that suspends portions of the small intestine   Mesentery  
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This is a process by which bile breaks down fat globules   Emulsification  
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The percentage of calories in a person's diet derived from fats   30%  
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This is characterized by a yellow-ish tinge to the tissues, due to an increased blood concentration of bile pigments   Jaundice  
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This is necessary for the normal absorption of Vitamin B12 from the small intestine   Intrinsic Factor  
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This is a protein splitting enzyme found in pancreatic juice   Trypsin  
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Constituent of bile with digestive functions   Bile Salts  
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Valves that controls the movement of food between the stomach and the small intestine   Pyloric Sphincter  
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These are large fixed, phagocytes in the lining of the hepatic sinusoids   Kupffer Cells  
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Plasma Proteins contain less than adequeate amounts of essential ______ __________   Amino Acids  
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This secretes hydrochloric acid   Parietal Cells in Gastric Glands  
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This stimulates the release of pancreatic fluid   Secretin  
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This extends from the mouth to the anus   Alimentary Canal  
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This aids in the mixing movements in the alimentary canal by alternately contracting and relaxing nonadjacent segments   Segmentation  
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Teeth that are best adapted for biting off relatively large pieces of food   Incisors  
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Due to their location, swelling may interfere with breathing and swallowing   Palatine Tonsils  
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This system mechanically and chemically breaks down food for nutrient absorption   Digestive System  
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This digests carbhydrates   Salivary Amylase  
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Microorganisms promote this by metabolizing carbohydrates and releasing by-products that are acidic   Dental cavities  
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Lymph is where fat moleculs with longer chains of carbon atoms are transported from the ________ ________   Small Intestine  
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This is a projection of the soft palate   Uvula  
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This occurs in the digestive tract from the pharynx to the anus   Peristalsis  
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This forms the urea, stores vitamin D, destroys damages RBCs, and forms glucose from non-carbohydrates   Liver  
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What is the correst sequence for the layers within the wall of the alimentary canal from inside to outside   Mucosa, Submucosa, Muscular, and Serosa  
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In this event the soft palate, larynx, and the hyoid bone are raised, the epligottis closes off the top of the trachea, the tongue presses against the uvula & soft palate, and the muscles pull the pharynx upward toward the food   Swallowing reflex  
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CCK, is a hormone released from the intestinal mucosa by the presence of fats, and stimulates the gallbladders to _________ and release bile into the duodenum   Contract  
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Peristalsis mixes food with digestive enzymes throught the ____________ alimentary canal   Entire  
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The cecum, is located at the beginning of the ____________ colon   Ascending  
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___________ a fat-soluble vitmain is not destroyed by cooking   Vitamin E  
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Bile is composed of HCL, pepsin, mucus, and the _________ factor in the small intestine   Intrinsic  
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The movement of chyme through the small intestine is increased by parasympathetic impulses and is inhibited by ________ impulses   Sympathetic  
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The main part of the stomach is called the ______________   Body  
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The gallbladder is connected to the common bile duct by the ______ duct   Cystic  
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Food passing from the stomach through the small intestine first passess in to the duodenum, then the jejunum, and lastly the ____________   Ileum  
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Lymph _________- fat molecules with longer chains of carbon atoms away from the small intestine   Transports  
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The epithelial cells that form the inner linging of the small intestine are replaces every ________ days   Few  
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Bile salts function as digestive enzymes to break down __________   Carbohydrates  
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