Animal Physiology

Mammalian Nutrition & Control of Internal Environment

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1) The main groups of foods are carbohydrates (composed of simple sugars), (composed of amino acids) and fats (made of fatty acids and ).
2) The three main groups of foods all contain the chemical elements , hydrogen and oxygen. In addition, proteins contain .
3) A healthy diet must also contain small quantities of and minerals.
4) The breakdown of insoluble molecules of food to soluble molecules by enzymes is called . This process is necessary to enable food to be into the bloodstream.
5) Food in the mouth is by saliva before being moved down the oesophagus by muscular activity called .
6) The wall of the stomach contains longitudinal and muscle whose activities churn food and mix it with mucus, and enzymes secreted by the gastric glands.
7) The small intestine's inner surface area is enormously increased by the presence of finger-like projections called . These absorb digested food.
8) and amino acids pass into the blood transport system and the products of fat digestion pass into the system.
9) The human body gains water in food, drink and water. It loses water in , breath, urine and faeces.
10) The kidneys are the organs of and excretion.
11) is a waste product made from the breakdown of excess amino acids in the mammalian liver. Some must be made every day by the kidneys to remove urea from the bloodstream.
12) Unpurified blood enters a kidney and undergoes in glomeruli. Useful materials are from kidney tubules. Unwanted substances are eliminated in urine.
13) water bony fish gain water continuously from their surroundings. They solve the problem by producing a large volume of dilute urine.
14) water bony fish lose water continuously to their surroundings. They solve the problem by drinking sea water and excreting the excess salt.
15) When the water concentration of blood in the human body decreases, in the hypothalamus respond and trigger an increased release of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) from the .
16) On arriving in the kidneys, makes the tubules and collecting become more . More water is reabsorbed and teh blood's water concentration is returned to normal. The reverse situation occurs when the blood's water concentration increases above its set point. This mechanism is an example of feedback control.