Exam 15: Digestion and Nutrition

All parts of the digestive tract have a mucosa layer. However, the appearance of the layer varies throughout the tract. Which of the following is a difference between the mucosa of the small and of the large intestines?

What is the condition that results from poor nutrition, lack of nutrients, or the failure to use them?

Which of the following is a trace element?

Ashmi is 5'10" and weighs 160 pounds. According to the BMI chart, is she at a healthy weight?

The process of breaking down food into usable nutrients for absorption is called __________.

What is a function of the liver?

What is the function of gastrin, which is secreted by the stomach?

The gallbladder is connected to the bile duct by the hepatic duct.

Which of the following is a good source of complex carbohydrates?

All of the enzymes that digest protein are secreted __________.

What is one of the major functions of the large intestine?

The vomiting center is located in the __________ portion of the brainstem.

A hiatal hernia is due to a weakness in the __________.

Many vitamin supplements claim that they give you energy. This claim is most likely false because cells preferentially use __________ for energy.

Bile salts function as digestive enzymes to break down fatty acids.

The double-layered fold of peritoneum that suspends portions of the small intestine is called __________.

Bile is composed of HCl, pepsin, mucus, and intrinsic factor.

Which of the following is a protein-splitting enzyme found in pancreatic juice?

The structure that is located between the pharynx and stomach is the __________.

Bile breaks down fat globules by __________.