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What type of epithelium would you expect to find covering a surface subject to physical forces?
stratified epithelium
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What type of epithelial tissue, found in the intestines, absorbs nutrients?
simple columnar epithelium
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Which tissues are found in the lungs, permits gas exchange by diffusion?
simple squamous epithelium
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What type of epithelial tissue lines kidney tubules?
simple cuboidal cells
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How does connective tissue differ from the other three major tissue types?
Connective tissue often consists of relatively few cells embedded in an extracellular matrix.
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Which of these describes loose connective tissue?
It is a loose weave of fibers that functions as a packing material.
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Cartilage is found _____.
at the ends of bones such as the femur.
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_____ is the connective tissue specialized for transport.
Blood
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What type of muscle is responsible for contractions of the digestive tract and arteries?
smooth muscle
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Cardiac muscle is the only muscle composed of _____ fibers.
branched
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_____ muscle is attached to bones.
Skeletal
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A neuron consists of _____
dendrites, a cell body, and axons
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Nervous tissue functions _____.
to sense stimuli
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When digested, proteins are broken down into _____.
amino acids
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When digested, fats are broken down into _____.
both glycerol and fatty acids
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Starch is a type of _____.
polysaccharide
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Your small intestine can absorb ____ without their being further digested.
fructoses
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Which of these enzymes begins the breakdown of starch?
amylase
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Starch can be broken down into the disaccharide known as _____.
maltose
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Protein digestion begins in the _____.
stomach
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What is the main component of gastric juice?
water
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_____ is secreted by the _____ and acts to emulsify _____ in the _____.
Bile ... liver ... fats ... small intestine
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What acid is responsible for stomach acidity?
hydrochloric acid
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Most mechanical processing of food occurs in the _____.
oral cavity and stomach
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Which lists the major segments of the alimentary canal in the correct order?
oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine.
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in the oral cavity, salivary amylase helps break down _____;in the stomach, pepsin helps break down _____;and in the small intestine, bile helps break down _____.
starches; proteins; fats and oils
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Absorption of food monomers occurs primarily in the _____.
small intestine
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Chyme enters the small intestine from the stomach. At this point, _____.
mechanical digestion is essentially complete, but the other processes are ongoing or have not yet begun
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