Exam 15: Digestion and Nutrition

Where does peristalsis occur in the digestive tract?

You are flipping through your instagram feed, which is full of pictures of food. Which of the following digestive processes did this most likely stimulate?

Sight or smell of food can stimulate salivation.

Which of the following phases of swallowing is voluntary?

What process must a cell perform to extract energy from proteins?

Pancreatic acinar cells secrete pancreatic juice.

What teeth are best adapted for biting off relatively large pieces of food?

The movement of chyme through the small intestine is increased by parasympathetic impulses and is inhibited by sympathetic impulses.

The sphincter muscle located between the small intestine and the large intestine is the ___________ valve.

What stimulates cholecystokinin secretion from the intestinal wall?

What is the uvula?

The American Heart Association recommends that the percentage of calories in a person's diet derived from fats should not exceed __________.

What regulates the release of pancreatic digestive secretions?

Fat molecules with longer chains of carbon atoms are transported away from the small intestine in fluid called ___________.

What is the correct sequence for the layers within the wall of the alimentary canal from inside to outside?

The parotid gland is located __________ and functions to __________.

The parotid gland differs from the submandibular and sublingual glands in that it secretes a clear fluid that is rich in amylase.

Which constituent of bile has a digestive function?

Muscle cramps can be due to an electrolyte imbalance between sodium and potassium. The imbalance can be a result of poor nutrition. What food could be added to the diet to raise these minerals?

The epithelial cells that form the inner lining of the small intestine __________.