Exam 28: The Digestive and Urinary Systems

If a person eats large quantities of food and then intentionally vomits,constantly going through what are called binge and purge patterns,they most likely suffer from the eating disorder known as

When the concentration of solutes in a fluid is higher outside the cell than inside,

Which is a disadvantage of intracellular digestion that does not affect extracellular digestion?

The trace mineral iron is necessary in humans for the transport of oxygen by hemoglobin molecules.

Like the kidney,a dialysis machine filters all but what out of the blood?

A person suffering from lactose intolerance cannot break down the disaccharide lactose.Where would lactose be found in a person with lactose intolerance,but not in a lactose-tolerant person?

If you eat a lot of meat,one enzyme needed to break down all of that protein would be 

In humans,the muscular tube into which urine from the kidney first drains is the

In Western countries,up to 10% of the population develops gastric ulcers,many due to Helicobacter pylori.One adaptation this bacteria has is to secrete urease that produces the base ammonia from urea.How would this contribute to Helicobacter pylori causing ulcers?

Acid reflux would occur under which conditions?

Organisms that conduct intracellular digestion and organisms that conduct extracellular digestion both

If a patient could not pass food from pharynx to stomach,there would probably be a blockage in the 

The primary functional unit of a kidney is the nephron.

In herbivores,the cecum is small because the food they ingest is easily digested.

The enzyme that breaks down starch is

Ocean water is much saltier than a fish's cells,so the animal loses water by osmosis,mostly at the gills.How would a saltwater fish osmoregulate?

Which is a role of bile?

Heterotrophs must eat to obtain some organic compounds.

Colorless urine usually indicates excessive water intake or the ingestion of diuretics.

The renal vein transports oxygen-rich blood to the kidney.