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Biology II Test 2
Auburn University-Kearly Spring 2011
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
03/01/2011

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Term
pyloric sphincter
Definition
chyme exits the stomach through this
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duodenum
Definition
first 8-10 inches of the small intestine, receives secretions from the stomach, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder
Term
pancreas
Definition
produces sodium bicarbonate and enzymes that hydrolyze all 4 food molecules
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liver
Definition
produces bile which is stored in the gallbladder, hundreds of functions, carbohydrate metabolism, storage, detoxification
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bile
Definition
breaks large drops of lipids into smaller drops-emulsification
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jejunum
Definition
middle portion of the small intestine
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ileum
Definition
last part of the small intestine
Term
plicae circulares
Definition
folds in the walls of the small intestine, covered with thousands of villi
Term
villi
Definition
fingerlike projections in the plicae circulares, absorption
Term
lacteal
Definition
lymph vessel housed in the villi
Term
large intestine
Definition
concentrates and stores feces, absorbs water
Term
ileocecal valve
Definition
undigestible residue passes through this into the colon (large intestine)
Term
feces
Definition
mixture of water, bacteria, and undigested material
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diarrhea
Definition
not enough water is absorbed in the large intestine
Term
constipation
Definition
too much water is absorbed in the large intestine
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cecum
Definition
(pouch like) where undigested material enters the large intestine, appendix is connected to it
Term
ascending colon
Definition
colon rising along the right side of the abdominal cavity
Term
transverse colon
Definition
colon crossing the abdominal cavity
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descending colon
Definition
colon down the left side of the abdominal cavity
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sigmoid colon
Definition
s shaped portion of the colon
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carbohydrate metabolism
Definition
changes glucose to glycogen, breaks glycogen down into glucose
Term
cirrhosis
Definition
scar tissue that doesn't allow the liver to function, caused by using drugs and alcohol for extended periods of time
Term
circulatory system
Definition
rapid internal transport to and from cells
Term
interstitial fluid
Definition
bathes cells
Term
blood
Definition
transports oxygen, nutrients, and other solutes to cells, transports metabolic wastes, maintains internal ph, highway fro phagocytic cells, equalizes body temperature
Term
phagocytic cells
Definition
cells that destroy things that don't belong in your body
Term
plasma
Definition
liquid portion of the blood; contains proteins, nutrients, oxygen and CO2, hormones and wastes
Term
erythrocytes (red blood cells)
Definition
no nucleus, produced in bone marrow, contain hemoglobin
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hemoglobin
Definition
iron based protein, carries oxygen and carbon dioxide
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leukocytes (white blood cells)
Definition
larger but less numerous than RBCs, nucleus, 5 kinds
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neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils
Definition
white blood cells with lobed nucleus, produced by red bone marrow
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monocytes, lymphocytes
Definition
white blood cells with round or kidney shaped nucleus produced in red bone marrow, produce antibodies
Term
platelets
Definition
thrombocytes
Term
platelets
Definition
cell fragments, last 5-9 days, blood clotting
Term
antigens
Definition
agglutinogens, types of blood are identified by the type of _____
Term
antibodies
Definition
agglutins, when antigens contact certain ____, RBCs clump
Term
agglutination
Definition
when antigens contact certain antibodies, RBCs clump
Term
Rh antigens
Definition
Rh positive or negative, people usually don't have antibodies against _____
Term
erythroblastosis fetalis
Definition
Rh antibodies develop in the negative mother, fetus dies
Term
clubbing
Definition
not getting enough circulation to extremities, tissues start to suffer (skin loses elasticity, fingernails swell)
Term
arteries
Definition
carry blood away from the heart
Term
veins
Definition
carry blood to the heart
Term
pulmonary circuit
Definition
short loop, oxygenates blood, right side of the heart to the lungs and back to the left side of the heart
Term
systemic circuit
Definition
long loop starting at the left side of the heart, oxygenated blood is pumped out through the aorta, blood goes back to cells and then is pumped back to the heart's right side (unoxygenated)
Term
aorta
Definition
main artery, blood leaves the left ventricle through it
Term
pericardium
Definition
connective tissue, anchors and protects the heart
Term
coronary vessels
Definition
transport blood for heart's needs, becomes blocked=heart attack
Term
atria
Definition
2 upper chambers of the heart
Term
ventricles
Definition
2 lower chambers of the heart
Term
systole
Definition
contraction
Term
diastole
Definition
relaxation
Term
superior and inferior vena cava
Definition
carry blood into the relaxed right atrium, the pulmonary veins carry blood into the left atrium
Term
atrioventricular (AV) valves
Definition
located between the atria and ventricles, are forced open by rising fluid pressure
Term
tricuspid
Definition
AV valve in the right side of the heart
Term
bicuspid
Definition
AV valve on the left side of the heart
Term
chordae tendinae
Definition
prevent AV valves from swinging up into atria
Term
semilunar valves
Definition
open and blood flows out of the heart, pulmonary in the right, aortic in the left
Term
pulmonary trunk
Definition
blood leaves the right ventricle through this
Term
hemorrhagic and ischemic
Definition
2 major types of strokes
Term
SA node
Definition
heart contraction wave starts here, wall of the right atrium
Term
AV node
Definition
electrical bridge between the atria and ventricles
Term
P wave
Definition
depolarization of the atrium
Term
QRS wave
Definition
depolarization of the ventricles
Term
T wave
Definition
repolarization of the ventricles
Term
blood pressure
Definition
fluid pressure imparted to the blood by heart contractions
Term
lymphatic system
Definition
return water and plasma proteins back to blood circulation, takes up fat from small intestine and delivers it to general circulation, delivers pathogens, foreign cells to lymph nodes
Term
elephantiasis
Definition
accumulation of lymph fluid
Term
lymph capillary beds
Definition
merge into lymph vessels
Term
lymph vessels
Definition
converge into collecting ducts that drain into veins in the lower neck
Term
lymph nodes
Definition
contain lymphocytes and filter lymph before it enters blood
Term
spleen
Definition
largest lymphoid organ, filters pathogens and used up blood cells from the blood, red pulp, white pulp
Term
respiratory system
Definition
exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide, allows for speech and sense of smell
Term
nasal conchae
Definition
3 bones in nasal cavity, covered with mucus which warms, filters and moistens air
Term
olfactory epithelium
Definition
chemosensory, sends information about airborn chemicals to the brain=smell
Term
larynx
Definition
upper most part of the trachea, contains vocal cords
Term
vocal cords
Definition
folds of tissue that vibrate as air passes over them
Term
bronchi
Definition
trachea branches into 2 airways, leads to lungs
Term
bronchioles
Definition
smaller tubes from the bronchi
Term
aveolar sacs (alveoli)
Definition
tremendous surface area, exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
Term
diaphragm
Definition
muscular partition between thoracic and abdominal cavity
Term
external intercostal muscles
Definition
raise the rib cage
Term
internal intercostal muscles
Definition
lower the rib cage
Term
passive exhalation
Definition
carbon dioxide diffuses into alveoli, muscles relax and lungs passively recoil, pressure in alveolar sacs is greater than outside air pressure, air flows out of the lungs
Term
active exhalation
Definition
high rates of activity, internal intercostal muscles pull the thoracic wall downward, air is forced out
Term
inhalation
Definition
diaphragm contracts, external intercostal muscles contract, thoracic cavity and lungs expand, pressure inside the lungs and alveoli drops, air rushes in, oxygen diffuses across the alveloar membrane into pulmonary capillaries
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