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BIOL 252 Module 6 Questions and Answers with Complete
Solutions UPDATED!!!
Absorption - ANSWER Movement of nutrients from GI tract into
blood or lymph
Accessory Organs - ANSWER Organs that assist digestion (teeth,
tongue, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, pancreas)
Alimentary Canal - ANSWER One-way tube from mouth to anus
where digestion and absorption occur
Bacterial Flora - ANSWER Microorganisms in colon aiding
digestion
Bicarbonate - ANSWER Neutralizes stomach acid
Bile - ANSWER Substance that emulsifies fats
Bilirubin - ANSWER Waste product from RBC breakdown
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Brush Border - ANSWER Enzyme-covered surface for final
digestion
CCK (Cholecystokinin) - ANSWER Stimulates bile and pancreatic
enzymes
Cephalic Phase - ANSWER Gastric secretion triggered by sight,
smell, or thought of food
Chemical Digestion - ANSWER Enzymatic breakdown of food
into absorbable molecules
Chief Cells - ANSWER Secrete pepsinogen
Cholelithiasis - ANSWER Formation of gallstones
Chyme - ANSWER Semi-liquid mixture of food and gastric juice
Circular Folds - ANSWER Structures that slow chyme and
increase absorption
BIOL 252 Module 6 Questions and Answers with Complete
Solutions UPDATED!!!
Absorption - ANSWER Movement of nutrients from GI tract into
blood or lymph
Accessory Organs - ANSWER Organs that assist digestion (teeth,
tongue, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, pancreas)
Alimentary Canal - ANSWER One-way tube from mouth to anus
where digestion and absorption occur
Bacterial Flora - ANSWER Microorganisms in colon aiding
digestion
Bicarbonate - ANSWER Neutralizes stomach acid
Bile - ANSWER Substance that emulsifies fats
Bilirubin - ANSWER Waste product from RBC breakdown
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Brush Border - ANSWER Enzyme-covered surface for final
digestion
CCK (Cholecystokinin) - ANSWER Stimulates bile and pancreatic
enzymes
Cephalic Phase - ANSWER Gastric secretion triggered by sight,
smell, or thought of food
Chemical Digestion - ANSWER Enzymatic breakdown of food
into absorbable molecules
Chief Cells - ANSWER Secrete pepsinogen
Cholelithiasis - ANSWER Formation of gallstones
Chyme - ANSWER Semi-liquid mixture of food and gastric juice
Circular Folds - ANSWER Structures that slow chyme and
increase absorption
