Exam 16: The Digestive System

Secretion of ____ pancreatic juice is stimulated by the hormone secretin.

The part of gastric juice that protects the stomach lining is:

The purpose of transamination in the liver is to:

The secretion of gastric juice is increased by the hormone ____________________, which is secreted by the ____________________.

An example of mechanical digestion is ____________________.

The ____________________ colon turns medially at the liver and continues as the ____________________ colon.

The actions of pepsin and lipase are examples of ____________________ digestion.

Which statement is NOT true of the pyloric sphincter?

The part of gastric juice that begins the digestion of protein is:

Vitamin K is necessary for ____________________, and most of our daily supply comes from ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of the structure of the small intestine?

Which of these vitamins is NOT stored by the liver?

The part of saliva that dissolves food for tasting is:

The ____________________ colon turns inferiorly at the spleen and continues as the ____________________ colon.

The common bile duct opens into the ____________________ of the small intestine.

Which of these organs is NOT an accessory organ of digestion?

The liver synthesizes the nonessential amino acids by the process of ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of the defecation reflex?

The digestive processes take place within organs that are part of the portion of the digestive system called the ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of swallowing?