Docsity
Docsity

Prepare for your exams
Prepare for your exams

Study with the several resources on Docsity


Earn points to download
Earn points to download

Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan


Guidelines and tips
Guidelines and tips

Anatomy & Physiology II | BIO 2114 - Anatomy & Physiology II, Quizzes of Physiology

Class: BIO 2114 - Anatomy & Physiology II; Subject: Biology; University: Gwinnett Technical College; Term: Fall 2014;

Typology: Quizzes

2013/2014

Uploaded on 09/11/2014

koofers-user-xw5
koofers-user-xw5 🇺🇸

3.7

(3)

10 documents

1 / 3

Toggle sidebar

This page cannot be seen from the preview

Don't miss anything!

bg1
TERM 1
hydrolysis
DEFINITION 1
Hydrolysis usually means the cleavage of chemical bonds by
the addition of water. Where a carbohydrate is broken into
its component sugar molecules by hydrolysis (e.g.
TERM 2
coenzyme
DEFINITION 2
A cofactor is a non-protein chemical compound that is
required for the protein's biological activity. These proteins
are commonly enzymes, and cofactors can be considered
"helper molecules" that assist in biochemical
transformations.
TERM 3
carboxylation
DEFINITION 3
Carboxylation in chemistry is a chemical reaction in which a
carboxylic acid group is introduced in a substrate.
TERM 4
catabolism
DEFINITION 4
Catabolism is the set of metabolic pathways that breaks
down molecules into smaller units to release energy.
TERM 5
mastication
DEFINITION 5
Mastication or chewing is the process by which food is
crushed and ground by teeth. It is the first step of digestion,
and it increases the surface area of foods to allow more
efficient break down by enzymes.
pf3

Partial preview of the text

Download Anatomy & Physiology II | BIO 2114 - Anatomy & Physiology II and more Quizzes Physiology in PDF only on Docsity!

TERM 1

hydrolysis

DEFINITION 1 Hydrolysis usually means the cleavage of chemical bonds by the addition of water. Where a carbohydrate is broken into its component sugar molecules by hydrolysis (e.g. TERM 2

coenzyme

DEFINITION 2 A cofactor is a non-protein chemical compound that is required for the protein's biological activity. These proteins are commonly enzymes, and cofactors can be considered "helper molecules" that assist in biochemical transformations. TERM 3

carboxylation

DEFINITION 3 Carboxylation in chemistry is a chemical reaction in which a carboxylic acid group is introduced in a substrate. TERM 4

catabolism

DEFINITION 4 Catabolism is the set of metabolic pathways that breaks down molecules into smaller units to release energy. TERM 5

mastication

DEFINITION 5 Mastication or chewing is the process by which food is crushed and ground by teeth. It is the first step of digestion, and it increases the surface area of foods to allow more efficient break down by enzymes.

TERM 6

amylase

DEFINITION 6 Amylase is an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of starch into sugars. Amylase is present in the saliva of humans and some other mammals, where it begins the chemical process of digestion. TERM 7

pepsin

DEFINITION 7 Pepsin is an enzyme whose zymogen is released by the chief cells in the stomach and that degrades food proteins into peptides. TERM 8

pepsinogen

DEFINITION 8 Pepsin is an enzyme whose zymogen is released by the chief cells in the stomach and that degrades food proteins into peptides. TERM 9

deglutition

DEFINITION 9 Swallowing, sometimes called deglutition in scientific contexts, is the process in the human or animal body that makes something pass from the mouth, to the pharynx, and into the esophagus, while shutting the epiglottis. TERM 10

bolus

DEFINITION 10 In digestion, a bolus (from Latin bolus, "ball") is a mass of food that (with animals that can chew) has been chewed at the point of swallowing.