Exam 33: Structure and Function of the Digestive System

The _____ reflex initiates propulsion in the entire colon,usually during or immediately after eating.

The colon receives splanchnic blood flow from which artery(ies)?

The patient asks how the GI system works.The nurse would identify that autonomic and hormonal control are involved in GI motility and:

Absorption of nutrients from the intestine occurs initially through the:

The capillaries of the liver are more commonly known as hepatic:

For the patient experiencing esophageal reflux,the nurse would expect which sphincter to be malfunctioning?

A new drug is being tested that is known to inhibit parasympathetic nervous system activity.It is expected that the salivary glands will become:

In the liver,free bilirubin moves from the plasma in the sinusoids into the hepatocytes,where it is converted into:

The primary bile acids are synthesized from _______ by hepatocytes lining the bile canaliculi.

Digested fats are primarily absorbed into the:

The chemist analyzing a sample of normal saliva would expect it to reveal which immunoglobulin?

The patient asks the student to explain what the gastrointestinal (GI)tract actually does.The student would be correct in telling the patient the GI tract performs which of the following processes? (Select all that apply.)

The ________ sphincter controls the movement of chyme from the sigmoid colon into the rectum?

The pancreas produces which substance to prevent the premature activation of proteolytic enzymes in the pancreas?

The exocrine portion of the pancreas contains:

A young male student becomes very hungry during class.He begins thinking of a cheeseburger and fries,his favorite meal.These thoughts will trigger which phase of gastric secretion?

Which information indicates the nurse understands digestion? During the cephalic and gastric phases of digestion,gallbladder contraction is mediated by branches of the:

Mucus production to form the mucosal barrier in the stomach is stimulated by the release of:

The nursing student is teaching a class to second graders.The student would correctly identify that food moves down the esophagus via the process termed:

The nursing faculty is discussing digestion and indicates it begins in the mouth with salivary -amylase (ptyalin)that initiates the digestion of: