Exam 39: Lower Digestive Tract

Ducts from two organs join to form the common bile duct. Name the organs and the ducts from each organ.

The gallbladder has a maximum capacity of about 25 ml of bile.

Hemorrhoids are enlargements of veins in the anal canal.

The point at which the small intestine changes from the jejunum to the ileum is marked by a change in the diameter of the intestine.

One function of the gallbladder is to dilute the bile so it can more easily pass through the ducts into the intestine.

Which of the following is true about bile?

Describe the structure of a typical tooth.

Match each of the following structures with its corresponding description or location. -Division of the small intestine through which food passes second

Lymph vessels in the villi of the small intestine are called plicae.

The liver is the largest gland in the body.

The duodenum, jejunum, and ileum each make up about one third of the length of the small intestine.

Which of the following organs is classified as a dual gland (both exocrine and endocrine)?

The peritoneum that lines the abdominal wall is called the parietal layer.

The vermiform appendix is a wormlike projection extending from the cecum.

Which of the following is not a function of the liver?

The fan-shaped projection of peritoneum that connects the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall is the mesentery.

The hormone glucagon is produced by:

Which of the following is not an anatomical part of the small intestine?

Anal fissures are a more serious condition than an anal fistula.

Both the large and small intestine have microvilli.