Answer, Answers only: Study Guide for Final.
1. What is the function lysozyme in the saliva? - to kill bacteria.
2. Which of the following describes a type of contraction - segmentation.
that mixes food in the stomach.
3. What is the largest "fluid compartment" in the body? - Intracellular fluid (ICF).
4. How would you describe a blood pH that is 7.37? - this is within normal
range.
5. There are a number of proteins in the body called - H+.
"proton pumps" What do proton pumps transport?
6. How are volatile acids removed from the body? - they are converted into
CO2 and water, then the
CO2 is exhaled.
7. If someone hasn't had a drink of water in a little while, - the thirst centers in-
the shirts centers in the brain will become activated, hibit salivation, drying the
what happens next, to encourage drinking? mouth.
8. What is not a function of the digestion system? - redistribution.
9. Where is the lingual lipase secreted? - in the mouth.
10. What is a function of the large intestine? - to absorb vitamins k+ and
b5.
11. What is/are the functions of the stomach? - produces and secretes
intrinsic factor.
- it helps with mechanical
breakdown of food.
- it uses acid and enzymes
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