Exam 16: The Digestive System

The organ of the alimentary tube that is a reservoir for gradual digestion is the:

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

Bile leaves the liver by way of the ____________________ duct and enters the gallbladder by way of the ____________________ duct.

The colon absorbs a great deal of ____________________ and also absorbs ____________________ and ____________________.

The common bile duct opens into the:

The hormones produced by the duodenum are:

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

In the villi of the small intestine, fatty acids are absorbed into the ____________________ in combination with ____________________.

The Peyer's patches of the small intestine are:

The layer of the alimentary tube that produces digestive enzymes is the ____________________.

Excess amino acids will be deaminated by the liver and used for ____________________.

The processes of chemical digestion take place within the:

The layer of the alimentary tube that contains Auerbach's plexus is the:

Fats are digested by digestive secretions from the ____________________ and the ____________________.

In the villi of the small intestine, positive ions are absorbed into the ____________________ by the process of ____________________.

Backup of food from the small intestine to the stomach is prevented by the:

The changing of food to smaller pieces is called ____________________ digestion, and it creates more ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of the absorption of end products of digestion in the small intestine?

The purpose of mechanical digestion is to:

The external muscle layer of the alimentary tube is made of ____________________ tissue and is responsible for ____________________.