Lesson 05.01:The Respiratory System

05.05 DBA and Exam

Module Study Guide

Lesson 05.01:The Respiratory System

How does the effectiveness of your lungs affect the rate of gas diffusion?
How does inspiration affect lung volume and air pressure?
How does expiration affect lung volume and air pressure?
When would you expect to find the highest rate of air pressure during breathing?
When would you expect to find the lowest rate of air pressure during breathing?
What role does your pulmonary artery play in respiration>?
How do your rib muscles and diaphragm play a role in breathing?
Describe the process that allows oxygen to diffuse in our blood & carbon dioxide to be released.

Lesson 05.01 Honors: The Tissue of the Respiratory System

Lesson 05.02: The Digestive System

Which organ is responsible for absorbing excess water, vitamins, and minerals?
Heartburn is a condition that does not involve the heart. Which organs are affected with heartburn, and what causes it?
What digestive juices are released in the stomach?
As food travels from the esophagus, what is the 1st portion of the stomach it will encounter?
Be able to identify the organs in the alimentary canal from a diagram.
What role does bile play in our digestive system?
Which organs are likely to secrete bile?
Describe the effect that gastrin has on the digestive system.
What role do salivary glands play in digestion?
Which organ(s) is responsible for secreting pepsin?

Lesson 5.02 Honors: The Tissue of the Digestive System

Be able to identify the name, location, and function for each of the following……..
Mucosa
Submucosa
Muscle Layer
Serosa
Identify the organ and the overall function that produces acinar cells?
Identify the organ and the overall function that produces hepatocytes cells?
Identify the organ and the overall function that produces Islets of Langerhans cells?
What role does the villi play in digestion, and which organ can it be found in?
What role does the plicae circularis play in digestion, and which organ(s) can it be found in?

Lesson 5.03: Macromolecules

Which macromolecule consists of different nucleic acids?
Which macromolecule consists of different amino acids?
Which macromolecule consists of different simple sugars?
Which macromolecule consists of different steroids and cholesterols?
Name and briefly describe three different types of proteins.
Which macromolecule is known to repel water?
What is the difference between monomers and polymers?
Which foods are likely to contain large amounts of fatty acids and/or steroids?
Which foods are likely to contain large amounts of carbohydrates?
Which foods are likely to contain large amounts of protein?
Be able to identify the chemical structure of the four main macromolecules.
Which types of fats are considered healthy, and what foods are we likely to find them in?
Which types of fats are considered unhealthy, and what foods are we likely to find them in?

Lesson 5.04: Enzymes

What process is used to describe an increased rate of reaction in enzymes?
What is measured by using vmax?
What role does an inhibitor play?
What role does a cofactor play?
What are some cofactors that affect an enzyme’s ability to function?
Describe what happens during an enzyme-substrate reaction.
Be able to identify the components of an enzyme-substrate reaction from a diagram
How can reaction time be increased in an enzyme reaction?
Be able to identify an enzyme’s efficiency on a diagram
Identify some factors that cause enzymes to denature