Chapter 17 Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

The act of taking up a substance into a tissue, such as the movement of nutrients from the small intestines into the bloodstream

Back

absorption

Front

Substance that helps mix fat with digestive enzymes so that it breaks down in the intestines

Back

Bile

Front

Organs attached to the alimentary canal, including the salivary glands, pancreas, and liver

Back

accessory organs

Front

A hollow, muscular organ that stores urine

Back

bladder

Front

The units used to measure energy gained from digestion

Back

calories

Front

A mixture of food and acid

Back

chyme

Front

Term for the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into nutrients that can be absorbed and used by the body

Back

digestion

Front

The developing human from the time of implantation to the end of the eighth week after conception

Back

embryo

Front

The structure where sperm mature

Back

epididymis

Front

The digestive tube that runs from the throat to the stomach

Back

esophagus