Exam 32: The Digestive System

What is the main function of the epiglottis?

Which of these is an autoimmune disease?

In the pelvic cavity, the descending colon forms the S-shaped tube called the ________ colon.

Gerri is a 32-year-old mother of two children who is in the office for a routine annual examination. She tells you that she feels good most of the time, but she has frequent problems with constipation. Which of the following recommendations would help Gerri?

The jejunum and ileum are held in the abdominal cavity by a fan-like tissue called the ________, which is attached to the posterior wall of the abdomen.

Which of the following enzymes digests fats in the small intestine?

The ascending colon becomes the ________ colon as it crosses the abdominal cavity.

The hepatic duct merges with the cystic duct from the gallbladder to form the ________ duct, which delivers bile to the duodenum.

The cells that protect the lining of the stomach are the ____.

When a patient has abnormal dilations or pouches in the intestinal wall that are not inflamed, the condition is known as ________.

The ________ is shown at letter K on the figure of the digestive system.

Which vitamin is essential for blood to clot?

Letter F on the figure of the digestive system indicates the ________, which connects the mouth with the esophagus.

The double-walled outermost layer of the alimentary canal is the ________, which is also known as the peritoneum.

Bile leaves the liver through the ________ duct and merges with the cystic duct from the gallbladder to form the common bile duct.

The ________, which begins the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food, is shown at letter E on the figure of the digestive system.

Food is mixed with bile and pancreatic juices in which of the following?

A(n) ________ illness is one for which the cause is unknown.

Which of the following layers of the alimentary canal wall has blood vessels that carry nutrients away?

Pancreatic ________ cells produce pancreatic juice, which ultimately flows through the pancreatic duct to the duodenum.