Exam 3: The Remarkable Body

Cells form tissues that perform specialized tasks. Tissues are grouped together to form whole organs.

The body is able to store potentially large amounts of which nutrient?

What is the primary task of the colon during digestion and absorption of food?

Differentiate between the mechanical and chemical aspects of digestion.

Which of the following coordinates the nervous system's role in hunger regulation?

Along with oxygen, what is one of the cells' most basic needs?

What is the name of the disease in which the body's helper T-cells are attacked and destroyed?

How would you respond to the statement, "people should not consume fruit and meat at the same meal"?

Which of the following actions will restore sobriety in someone who has been drinking alcohol?

Explain why sources of carbohydrate should be consumed at intervals throughout the day.

Who should not drink alcoholic beverages at all?

Match the digestive organs with their appropriate functions. a.manufactures bile to help digest fats b.releases bile into the small intestine c.opens to allow elimination d.churns, mixes, and grinds food to liquid mass e.reabsorbs water and minerals f.stores bile until needed g.passes food to the stomach h.makes enzymes to aid in the digestion of carbohydrate, protein, and fat i.chews and mixes food with saliva j.stores waste prior to elimination k.contracts rhythmically to move food content along -liver ______

Match the digestive organs with their appropriate functions. a.manufactures bile to help digest fats b.releases bile into the small intestine c.opens to allow elimination d.churns, mixes, and grinds food to liquid mass e.reabsorbs water and minerals f.stores bile until needed g.passes food to the stomach h.makes enzymes to aid in the digestion of carbohydrate, protein, and fat i.chews and mixes food with saliva j.stores waste prior to elimination k.contracts rhythmically to move food content along -small intestine ______

In what part of the body does chemical digestion begin?

What do cells release as a waste product from the burning of oxygen and nutrients?

As a person becomes malnourished, the absorptive surface of the small intestine responds in which of the following ways?

Explain how hiccups develop.

Which of the following organs makes most of the body's alcohol-processing machinery?

Which of the following recommendations would assist most with the long-term alleviation of constipation?

Briefly describe the actions of the body's phagocytes and lymphocytes.