Exam 33: The Digestive System

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

The mass created in the mouth by food mixed with the saliva and mucus is called a(n) ________.

Letter H on the figure of the digestive system represents the ________.

The pancreatic enzyme that digests carbohydrates is ____.

The transverse colon crosses the abdominal cavity and becomes the ________ colon as it runs through the left side of the abdominal cavity.

Which of the following organs of the digestive system secretes acid and enzymes?

In which of these conditions does the stomach lining become inflamed?

The body of the tongue is held to the floor of the oral cavity by a flap of mucous membrane called the lingual ________.

The beginning of the large intestine is the ________.

The pancreatic enzymes trypsin, ________, and carboxypeptidase digest proteins.

Projecting off the cecum is the ________, which is made mostly of lymphoid tissue and is thought to have a role in immunity.

Which of these vitamins is water-soluble?

Which statement describes the ileum of the small intestine?

The ____ layer of the alimentary canal wall secretes mucus and enzymes.

Each hepatic lobule contains many cells called ________ that process the nutrients in blood and make bile.

Which vitamin is needed for metabolism of fats?

The substance produced in the liver that is used in the digestion of fats and is stored in the gallbladder is ________.

Saliva contains an enzyme called ____.

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

The vitamin needed for absorption of calcium is ____.