Exam 18: Digestive System

Most gastric and duodenal ulcers result from infection with the bacterium H. pylori.

The hard palate is made up of two bones, the maxillary and the sphenoid.

Rapid weight loss greatly reduces the risk of gallstones.

The cone-shaped structure hanging down from the soft palate is called the

Tubelike structure that connects the mouth and esophagus

Chewing tobacco, consuming excessive alcohol, and eating smoked or preserved foods are risk factors in developing stomach cancer.

Which of the following is not true of the pancreas?

Match each term with its corresponding function or description. -Produces bile

In the abdominal cavity, which layer of the wall of the digestive tract consists in part of the visceral peritoneum?

Produces a digestive juice containing enzymes that digest all three types of food

Rugae in the stomach are seen only when the stomach is full.

One of the extensions of the peritoneum

Which of the following are lymph capillaries in the small intestine?

People who are lactose intolerant (unable to digest lactose) are treated by ingesting an enzyme before a meal containing dairy food. Which enzyme are they given?

The digestion of food includes both mechanical and chemical digestion.

Inflammation of both the stomach and small intestine

Which part of a full stomach may prevent the diaphragm from moving downward and possibly cause difficulty with taking a deep breath?

A viral infection of the parotid salivary gland

White patches in the mouth that can develop in users of smokeless tobacco

The ileocecal valve separates the ileum of the small intestine from the cecum of the large intestine.