Exam 47: Processing Food and Nutrition

MATCHING Match the component of the digestive system with its description. a.esophagus f.pancreas b.gallbladder g.pharynx c.large intestine h.small intestine d.liver i.stomach e.mouth -gastrin is secreted by this structure

MATCHING Match the component of the digestive system with its description. a.esophagus f.pancreas b.gallbladder g.pharynx c.large intestine h.small intestine d.liver i.stomach e.mouth -the pulp cavity is found here

If leaves were the only food in your diet you would most likely have:

MATCHING Match the component of the digestive system with its description. a.esophagus f.pancreas b.gallbladder g.pharynx c.large intestine h.small intestine d.liver i.stomach e.mouth -the digestion of proteins begins in this structure

Ghrelin is secreted when the stomach is full.

Figure 47-2 Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s). -Each villus contains a lacteal, which functions to:

Which of the following statements concerning starvation is true?

A gastrovascular cavity is found in all of the following except:

Which of the following organs is not considered part of the digestive system?

MATCHING Match the component of the digestive system with its description. a.esophagus f.pancreas b.gallbladder g.pharynx c.large intestine h.small intestine d.liver i.stomach e.mouth -the sigmoid colon is located here

MATCHING Match the component of the digestive system with its description. a.esophagus f.pancreas b.gallbladder g.pharynx c.large intestine h.small intestine d.liver i.stomach e.mouth -the throat

The function of the rugae of the stomach is to:

Peristalsis refers to waves of muscular contractions ____________________

MATCHING Match the component of the digestive system with its description. a.esophagus f.pancreas b.gallbladder g.pharynx c.large intestine h.small intestine d.liver i.stomach e.mouth -Explain how the nervous system and hormones regulate the secretion of gastric juice.

MATCHING Match the component of the digestive system with its description. a.esophagus f.pancreas b.gallbladder g.pharynx c.large intestine h.small intestine d.liver i.stomach e.mouth -most of the nutrients are absorbed via this structure

When food distends the stomach, the hormone __________ is produced, which stimulates the gastric glands.

The mineral responsible for more functions than any other mineral, including being a component of nucleic acids, is:

The cells in the gastric glands that produce digestive substances are the:

Which of the following structures contributes to the large surface area of the small intestine?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the following reaction?