Unit 7 Review

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Digestion

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Process of converting food into simpler compounds.

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Secretion

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Tubular process that actively removes wastes from the peritubular capillaries, secreting them into the renal tubule for excretion.

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Chief cells

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Type of cell that secretes pepsinogens, activated by hydrochloric acid to digest proteins.

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Alimentary canal

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Muscular tube extending from the mouth to the anus where digestive functions occur.

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Peristalsis

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Rhythmic waves of contraction propelling materials in tubelike organs.

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Renal tubule

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Part of the nephron where reabsorption and secretion occur.

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Pepsinogen

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Inactive enzyme secreted by chief cells, activated to pepsin in the stomach.

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Hydrochloric acid

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Substance produced by parietal cells that activates pepsinogen.

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Filtration

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Process in the kidneys where blood is filtered to form urine.

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Reabsorption

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Process of reclaiming water and solutes from the renal tubule back into the blood.