Name: ______________________

Due Monday

Match the definition in Column A with the term in Column B

1. Digestive enzyme that breaks down starch

a. epiglottis

into smaller molecules

2. muscular tube that connects mouth to the

b. pepsin

stomach
3. Series of involuntary muscle contractions

c. rectum

along the walls of the digestive tract

4. Flap of cartilage that covers the opening to

d. amylase

the respiratory tract during swallowing

5. Muscular, pouchlike enlargement of the

e. stomach

digestive tract
6. Digestive enzyme that begins the chemical

i. small intestine

digestion of proteins
7. Chemical that breaks down fats into small

j. esophagus

droplets
8. Last section of the digestive system from

k. liver

which feces are eliminated

9. Narrow muscular tube in which digestion is

l. bile

completed
10. Organ that produces bile

m. peristalsis

11. Distinguish between mechanical and chemical digestion.

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12. What are the functions of the liver and gall bladder with respect to bile?
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13. Explain why the small intestine is often said to be the chief organ of the digestive
system.

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14. Describe the functions of the different parts of the human digestive system.
a) mouth
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b) esophagus ____________________________________________________________
c) stomach
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d) small intestine
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e) liver _________________________________________________________________________
f) gall bladder _________________________________________________________________
g) pancreas
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h) large intestine
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15. Complete the chart below.
Enzyme

Produced in

Organic Molecule

End Products

Protease
Amylase
Pepsin
Lipase

16. Contrast intracellular digestion and extracellular digestion.

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17. . Food digestion occurs within compartments. What cytoplasmic compartment is

involved in Intracellular Digestion?
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18. What cytoplasmic organelle fuses with the structure identified in #9?
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19. Name two disorders of the human digestive system. Explain their impact on the
human body and an explanation of the disorder.
a)
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b)
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20. Label each organ of the human digestive system.
A: ________________________
B: ________________________
C:________________________
D: ________________________
E: ________________________
F: ________________________
G: ________________________
21. Why are the organs of the digestive system classified as
exocrine glands?
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22) Identify each of the numbered structures of the respiratory
system.
A; _______________________________
b: _______________________________
c: _______________________________
d_________________________________

23)Explain what is happening in the diagrams below:

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24)Circle the part of the diagram that shows oxygen poor blood
from the body entering the capillaries surrounding the alveolus.
25)Draw a square around the part of the diagram that represents
oxygen rich blood in the capillaries returning to the heart.
26)In what part of the respiratory system does gas exchange take
place? ______________________________________________________________________________
27)What is the main function of the respiratory system?
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28)Identify one malfunction of the respiratory system. Provide an explanation of that disorder, a
treatment and/or prevention method.
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29)Describe how the digestive and respiratory maintain homeostasis?
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30) The passage of the end products of digestion into the cells of an organism is an example of
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31)Label the diagram below

32)State the four functions of skin:

a. ____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________
d. ____________________________________________________________
33)) What is excretion?
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34)Why is it important to excrete substances?
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36)What is deamination and where does it occur?

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37)What is the function of the kidneys?

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38)) Describe the structure and function of the nephron.
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39) Which materials are filtered out of the blood in the Bowmans capsule?
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40)Which substances that enter through the kidney through the renal artery are recycled
into the bloodstream through the renal vein?
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41) Which material does the collecting duct deliver to the ureter?
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42)Describe the role of the ureters and bladder.
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43)What is the function of the urethra?
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44) Trace the pathway of urine from the time that it is produced to the time that leaves
the body.
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