Abeka Biology Final ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT ANSWERS
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Abeka Biology Final ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT ANSWERS
incisors - CORRECT ANSWER- the four front teeth, used to cut food
Carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER- starches and sugars
hydrochloric acid - CORRECT ANSWER- acid produced by the stomach to kill bacteria
and help soften food
alimenta...
Abeka Biology Final ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT ANSWERS
incisors - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the four front teeth, used to cut food
Carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔starches and sugars
hydrochloric acid - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔acid produced by the stomach to kill bacteria
and help soften food
alimentary canal - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔another name for digestive tract
perastalsis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the rhythmic waves of muscular contractions that
move food through the digestive system
pulp - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔hollow area of a tooth that contains nerves and blood
vessels
water soluble vitamins - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔B and C
dental caries - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔technical name for cavities
villi - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔tiny projections of the wall of the small intestine that help it
absorb food
epiglottis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a flap of cartilage that keeps food out of the windpipe
ulcer - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔an open sore on the lining of the digestive tract
liver - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔organ that produces bile
,cellulose - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the carbohydrate that is a component of plant cells and
is not digestible by the human body
oils - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔fats that are liquid at room temperature
emulsification - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the process that breaks down a droplet of fat into
smaller droplets
small intestine - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔primary organ of digestion and absorption
insulin - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the hormone that is responsible for telling the liver and
muscles to remove glucose from the blood stream
lacteal - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a tube-like structure found at the center of each villus,
takes part in the absorption and distribution of fats
amino acids - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔building blocks of proteins
pancreas - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔produces 3 hormones that assist in the digestion of
fats, carbohydrates, and proteins
cecum - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔small pouch found at the junction of the small and large
intestine
alchohol - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔long term exposure to this substance increases risk of
cancer of the mouth
peptic ulcer - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔open sore in the mucus membrane caused by the
digestive action of pepsin
alcohol - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔interferes with the absorption of B- complex and C
vitamins, zinc and magnesium
, dysentery - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔an infection of the colon often spread by water
supplies being with or by the sewage of humans or animals
duodenal ulcer - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔open sores that occur when the duodenum is
exposed to gastric juice as the stomach contents enter the small intestine
clostridium botulinum (botulism) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔bacteria that grow well
without oxygen and produce the deadliest toxin known to man
diarrhea - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔occurs when the movement of feces through the colon
is so rapid that insufficient water is removed
colon cancer - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔one of the most common forms of cancer in
America, but is largely curable if found early
appendix - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a fingerlike structure attached to the cecum
glucagon - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a hormone released by the pancreas that signals the
liver to convert glycogen back into glucose and release glucose into the bloodstream
metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the sum of all the chemical processes of life in a
body
the stomach produces pepsin and gastric juices - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔why does the
stomach have three layers?
These processes use energy released by the breakdown of ATP - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔why do many body processes result in the formation of a free phosphate group?
carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the nutrient that should account for most of your
calorie intake
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