| Digestive | Circulatory | Respiratory | Disorders | Accessory organs |
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The liver acts as a detoxification center, produces bile to break down fats, stores minerals and vitamins, produces cholesterol, and converts glucose to glycogen.
What is the function of the liver?
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A pump: heart, Fluid: blood, Transport: arteries, veins, capillaries, arterioles and venules
What are the main components of the cardiovascular system?
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Alveoli
Where does gas exchange occur?
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Atherosclerosis
This condition occurs when fatty deposits containing cholesterol and lipids accumulate in the lining of blood vessels.
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False
True or false: Bile is an enzyme
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Reabsorbs any nutrients that may have not been absorbed through the small intestines, compacts whatever was left from the small intestine, or produces vitamins
What are the 2 of the 3 main functions of the large intestine?
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Plasma
Which component(s) of the blood has the highest percentage of the total volume?
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Breathing/Ventilation, External Respiration, Internal Respiration, Cellular Respiration
What are the 4 stages of respiration?
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When the heart is deprived of oxygen
What causes Angina?
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Under the right lobe of the liver
Where is the gallbladder located?
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Small Intestine
Where does most of the digestion and absorption of food take place?
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Right Atrium and Left Atrium
The heart has 4 chambers. Which are the receiving chambers?
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Thin walls, Moist, large surface area, close contact with the transport system
What are the 4 conditions that must be met in order for diffusion to occur over the surface of your lungs?
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It is a genetic disorder in which abnormally thick mucus blocks airways
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
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12 – they work best at a basic pH level
Would pancreatic enzymes work better at a pH of 4 or 12? Why?
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Food enters your mouth where enzymes in your saliva break down the polysaccharides; your food is then transported to your stomach through the esophagus. It is then broken down into smaller portions due to the hydrochloric acid, and is then sent to your sm
How is your food broken down in the digestive system?
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Artery, Arteriole, Capillary, Venule, Vein
How many types of blood vessels are there? What are they?
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The higher you climb, the pressure of the air decreases and the level of O2 is less concentrated in the air you breathe, thus it’s more challenging for you to breathe at higher altitudes.
Why does breathing become more difficult when you’re at higher altitudes?
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Asthma
What is the condition in which narrowing of the airways created difficulty in breathing.
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They help with the absorption of lipids from the intestine
What is the purpose of bile salts?
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1. Carbohydrates - Can provide short-term or long-term energy storage
2. Lipids - organic compound made of a molecule of glycerol and 1-3 fatty acid chains 3. Proteins - consist of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds
What are the 4 main nutrients required for the body to function and what does each nutrient provide for the body?
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Lubb – the beginning of systole (contracting phase) when the tricuspid and bicuspid valves close
Dubb – the beginning of diastole (relaxing phase) when the aortic phase and pulmonary semilunar valves close
What is that “lubb-dubb” sound your heart makes?
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When the concentration of CO2 increases in your blood, the pH level of your blood reduces to the point where it turns acidic (H2CO3) which triggers chemical receptors to report signals to the respiratory system (medulla oblongata) to increase the rate of
How does the concentration of carbon dioxide in your blood affect your breathing rate?
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Diuretics
What are commonly used to help lower blood pressure in people with hypertension?
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It could result in difficulty with fat absorption
What would happen if you removed your gallbladder?
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