Exam 16: The Digestive System

The common bile duct carries:

Which of these is NOT an example of mechanical digestion?

The effect of sympathetic nerve impulses on the alimentary tube is to:

The function of the enteric nervous system is to regulate:

The ____________________ in saliva digests starch to maltose.

The ____________________ prevents backup of feces from the colon to the small intestine.

Voluntary control of the defecation reflex is provided by the:

The cystic duct is a two-way duct, carrying bile into or out of the ____________________.

The effector of the defecation reflex is the:

Which of the following statements are true of the locations of the digestive organs? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

The pancreatic enzyme that contributes to protein digestion is:

Which digestive enzyme is NOT paired with the food it helps digest?

In the process of transamination, the liver synthesizes the ____________________.

The part of the CNS that is directly involved in the defecation reflex is the ____________________.

The cranial nerves for the secretion of saliva are the ____________________ and the ____________________.

The purpose of chemical digestion is to:

In the small intestine, the microvilli are ____ that increase ____.

Which of the following statements are true of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

The lymph nodules of the small intestine are called:

In the villi of the small intestine, fat-soluble vitamins are absorbed into the ____________________ in combination with ____________________.