Exam 18: Digestive System

Describe the structure of the esophagus.

People who are lactose intolerant do not have enough lactase to digest lactose sugar. This is a type of malabsorption syndrome.

Condition of having gallstones

Describe the pancreas, and explain its role in digestion.

Amylase breaks down starch to glucose.

Leukoplakia, primarily caused by tobacco use, can develop into cancer.

Carbohydrate digestion begins and ends in the small intestine.

Structure that concentrates and stores bile

The semisolid mixture of food and gastric juice in the stomach is called chyme.

The largest of the salivary glands is the _____ gland.

By the age of 2, most children have 20 teeth, their full set of baby teeth.

Materials moving through the large intestine will pass through the splenic flexure before they pass through the hepatic flexure.

A collapsible tube that carries food to the stomach

The stomach is divided into three parts: the body, the fundus, and the pylorus.

To get to the small intestine, bile produced by the liver would have to pass through all of the following structures except

Which is one of the most common diseases of the mouth and teeth in the developed world?

Microvilli, villi, and lacteals add surface area to the inner layer of the small intestine.

People with colonic polyps have an increased risk of colon cancer.

A craterlike sore in the stomach or duodenum frequently caused by H. pylori

Describe the structure of the stomach. What is the role of hydrochloric acid in the chemical digestion of protein?