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Exam 2: NU110 / NU 110 (Latest Update )
Integrated Human Sciences | Questions & Answers | 100 %
Correct | Grade A - Galen
What part of the brain is our thermostat? - ANS Hypothalamus
When the liquid on our skin becomes a gas, it is known as? - ANS Evaporation
What is the name of the tube that goes from the mouth all the way down towards the
anal? - ANS Alimentary Canal
What is another name for the large intestine? - ANS Colon
Your nutrition occurs in what two segments? - ANS Duodenum and Jejunum
What are the two valves called? - ANS Pyloric Sphincter and lower esophageal sphincter
When burping and having acid reflex, what is being messed up? - ANS Lower Esophageal
sphincter (L.E.S.)
When things flow in one direction, what is this called? - ANS Parastalsis
Where does mechanical and chemical digestion start? - ANS Mouth
What does gerd stand for? - ANS gastroesophageal reflux disease
Who makes the bile and sends it to the gallbladder? - ANS liver
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What chemical regulates the bile? - ANS Cholecystokinin (CCK)
Where is the appendix located in the body? - ANS RUQ
What does the large intestine absorb? - ANS water and electrolytes
What do we need in the colon? - ANS good bacteria
What is chyme? - ANS a mixture of partially digested food, water, and gastric juices
what is amalyse? - ANS an enzyme that breaks starch down into sugar
What causes the back up in the liver, making it become jaundice? - ANS bilirubin
What is our favorite vitamin that comes from the sun? - ANS Viatmin D
What is parastalsis? - ANS smoothe muscle contraction
Where is bile stored? - ANS gallbladder
What do transitional cells do? - ANS expand the bladder making stretch
Name the two sphincters in the stomach? - ANS Pyloric sphincter and lower esophageal
sphincter (LES)
What are the functions of the kidneys? - ANS -nitrogen waste
-regulates pH
-regulates blood pressure
What does aldosterone control? - ANS salt and water
What is not a function of the kidney? - ANS -urine storage
-store bile
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