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BIOLOGY 120 LECTURE EXAM III TAKE HOME PORTION
NAME _____________________________________
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1. The _______________________ is a small flap that forces food into the esophagus.
2. The cecum is a small pouch located in the __________________________.
3. The hepatic portal blood system carries blood to the ___________________________.
4. The ________________________ is the front, hard portion of the roof of the mouth.
5. The _________________________ is the primary site for chemical digestion in the body.
6. The _________________________ is located near the cecum and is composed of lymphatic tissue.
7. The _________________________________ includes blood vessels that bring nutrient rich blood from the
small intestine to the liver.
8. The _____________________ is the portion of the small intestine that attaches to the stomach.
9. ___________________ is stored in the gallbladder and is involved in fat digestion.
10. The hard, outer covering around a tooth is known as the _______________________________.
11. The stomach attaches to the ________________________ at the pyloric sphincter.
12. _______________________ are folds in the stomach that stretch to allow the stomach to fill.
13. The _________________________ serves as the primary site for nutrient absorption.
14. The cystic duct combines with the ______________________ of the liver to form the common
bile duct.
15. In the oral cavity, salivary glands release the enzyme _________________________ which
breaks down starch.
16. The __________________ is part of the soft palate that functions by covering the
nasopharynx during swallowing.
17-18. Bacterial flora are important because they produce _______________________
and ______________________.
19. Smooth muscle contractions known as _________________________ occur in the organs of the
digestive system.
20. _______________________ occurs when oxygen is carried to body cells and carbon dioxide
is removed from body cells.
21. The _______________________lies above the nasopharynx and stores the adenoids.
22. Also known as the windpipe, the _____________________ connects the larynx to the bronchi.
23. Blood vessels, nerves and lymphatic vessels enter the lung through a slit known as the
_________________________.
24. Listening to the lungs with a stethoscope is known as __________________________.
25. __________________ are small, thin walled air sacs in the lungs.