Questions and Answers
Which of the following is a pseudo-ruminant?
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
The acidic nature of chyme is neutralized by ________.
bicarbonates
The digestive juices from the liver are delivered to the ________.
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Which of the following is a water-soluble vitamin?
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What is the primary fuel for the body?
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Excess glucose is stored as ________.
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Where does the majority of protein digestion take place?
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Lipases are enzymes that break down ________.
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Which hormone controls the release of bile from the gallbladder?
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Which hormone stops acid secretion in the stomach?
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How does the polygastric digestive system aid in digesting roughage?
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What is an alimentary canal?
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What is bile?
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Why is bile important?
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What is a carnivore?
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What is chyme?
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What epithelial tissue makes up the stomach?
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What epithelial tissue forms the lining of the mouth?
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What epithelial tissue forms the saliva glands?
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Why do herbivores have large cecums?
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What is a cecum?
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What is the esophagus?
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What is the gallbladder?
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What is the gastrovascular cavity?
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What is the function of the gastrovascular cavity?
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What is a gizzard?
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What is the large intestine?
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What is the liver?
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What is the pancreas?
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What is pepsin?
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What is peristalsis?
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What is a ruminant?
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What is salivary amylase?
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What is the small intestine?
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What is the sphincter?
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Study Notes
Digestive Systems and Functionality
- Pseudo-ruminants, like horses, digest roughage in the cecum, which aids in breaking down cellulose.
- Ruminants possess a polygastric digestive system with four stomach compartments: rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum, allowing efficient digestion of plant materials.
- The alimentary canal refers to a tubular digestive system that includes a mouth and anus.
- Gastrovascular cavities are single-opening digestive systems that enable extracellular digestion.
Key Digestion Components
- Chyme is a mixture of partially digested food and stomach juices, neutralized by bicarbonates.
- Bile, produced by the liver, is essential for fat digestion and absorption, stored in the gallbladder before release.
- The pancreas secretes digestive juices important for digesting proteins, fats, and carbohydrates.
Protein and Nutrient Digestion
- Most protein digestion occurs in the stomach, facilitated by the enzyme pepsin.
- The majority of carbohydrate digestion starts in the mouth with saliva containing salivary amylase, which converts carbohydrates to maltose.
- Carbohydrates serve as the primary fuel source for the body, with excess glucose stored as glycogen.
Vitamins and Hormones
- Vitamin C is identified as a water-soluble vitamin critical for various bodily functions.
- Hormones regulate digestive processes: CCK controls bile release from the gallbladder, while somatostatin inhibits acid secretion in the stomach.
Structural Components and Tissues
- The stomach is lined with simple columnar epithelial tissue, while the mouth features stratified squamous epithelial tissue.
- Salivary glands consist of cuboidal epithelial tissue, playing a key role in digestion.
Additional Digestive Organs
- The esophagus connects the mouth to the stomach, facilitating the passage of food.
- The large intestine reabsorbs water from undigested materials and processes waste.
- The liver produces bile and processes lipids and vitamins, vital for digestion and metabolism.
- The gizzard, found in certain animals, grinds food mechanically.
Unique Digestion Strategies
- Herbivores possess large cecums to store food for bacterial digestion, aiding breakdown of tough plant materials.
- Peristalsis refers to the wave-like muscle contractions that propel food through the digestive tract.
Understanding Terminology
- A carnivore is an animal that primarily consumes other animals for sustenance.
- Ruminants are identified by their multiple stomach chambers, aiding in the fermentation of food.
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