Across
- 4. organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. includes starches, sugars, and cellulose
- 5. a substance that is secreted by the stomach wall and converted into the enzyme pepsin by gastric acid
- 11. baby teeth
- 16. the act of chewing
- 19. digestive tract
- 20. The Actual Exchange of gases between the alveoli and the blood
- 23. an enzyme capable of digestion proteins in an acid pH
- 24. the maximal amount of additional air that can be drawn into the lungs by determined effort after normal inspiration
- 25. the ease with which they expand
- 27. fingerlike projections of the small intestinal mucosa that tremendously increases it's surface area for absorption
- 31. Corpuscle Initial blood-filtering component of a nephron
- 34. the elimination of the contents of the bowels
- 36. an expansion at the closed ends of a renal tubule
- 38. Elevations or ridges, as in the mucosa of the stomach
- 40. A small amount of oxygen is carried in the plasma as a dissolved gas
- 42. Pressure within the pleural cavity, normally slightly less than the atmospheric pressure
- 44. metabolic processes in which ATP is produced
- 46. Amount of air inhaled or exhaled with a normal breath
- 48. Breathing, consists of inspiration and expiration
- 49. excess fluid in a kidney due to a backup of urine
- 50. passage of a substance into or across a blood vessel or membrane
- 51. structural and functional units of the kidney
- 52. the tiny projections on the free surfaces of some epithelial cells, increases surface area for absorption
Down
- 1. a naturally oily or greasy substance occurring in animal bodies
- 2. acidic fluid secreted by the stomach glands and active in promoting digestion
- 3. pair of soft tissue masses
- 6. The act of expelling air from the lungs
- 7. valve separating stomach and duodenum
- 8. the process of taking food, drink, or another substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it
- 9. the act of swallowing
- 10. sphincter muscle valve that separates the small ad large intestine
- 12. synthesized in the pancreas by protein biosynthesis
- 13. Volume of air still remaining in the lungs after the most forcible expiration possible
- 14. The use of oxygen by body cells
- 15. a greenish yellow fluid produced in and secreted by the liver stored in the gallbladder and released into the small intestine
- 17. valve between the stomach and esophagus
- 18. The Volume of air that can be expelled from the lungs by forcible expiration after the deepest inspiration
- 21. The space inside a tube, blood vessel, or hollow organ
- 22. material discharged from the bowel composed of food residue, secretions, and bacteria
- 26. the additional amount of air that can be expired from the lungs by determined effort after normal expiration
- 28. a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of fats to fatty acids
- 29. the movement of food through the alimentary canal
- 30. cells in the bowmans capsule in the kidneys that wrap around capillaries of the glomerulus
- 32. the waves of contraction seen in tubelike organs, propels substances along the tract
- 33. the semifluid stomach contents consisting of partially digested food and gastric secretions
- 35. the drawing of air into the lungs
- 37. contractions occur in the large intestine and small intestine
- 39. an enzyme, found chiefly in saliva and pancreatic fluid that converts starch and glycogen into simple sugars
- 41. the main nitrogen- containing waste excreted in the urine
- 43. microvilli covered surface of simple cuboidal epithelium and simple columnar epithelial cells
- 45. A knot of coiled capillaries in the kidney
- 47. special lymphatic capillaries of the small intestine that take up liquids