Question 1

Which of the following constitutes part of the endogenous proteins that enter the digestive system?

Accepted Answer

A)  plant protein 
B)  animal protein 
C)  digestive enzymes 
D)  none of these 
A)  plant protein 
B)  animal protein 
C)  digestive enzymes 
D)  none of these

Question 2

The most important carbohydrate for flight in insects is a double glucose molecule called

Accepted Answer

A)  maltose. 
B)  trehalose. 
C)  galactose. 
D)  fructose. 
E)  insectose. 
A)  maltose. 
B)  trehalose. 
C)  galactose. 
D)  fructose. 
E)  insectose.

Question 3

Fat soluble vitamins are carried in micelles and passively absorbed with the end products
 of fat digestion in the small intestine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is not a component of the villus?

Accepted Answer

A)  terminal lymphatic vessel 
B)  capillary network 
C)  epithelial cell covering 
D)  central lacteal 
E)  none of these 
A)  terminal lymphatic vessel 
B)  capillary network 
C)  epithelial cell covering 
D)  central lacteal 
E)  none of these

Question 5

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice:
-ectoperitrophic

Accepted Answer

A)  Promotes smooth muscle contraction 
B)  Promotes smooth muscle relaxation 
C)  Starch digestion 
D)  Lipid digestion 
E)  Sugar digestion
F) Bacterial digestion
G) Outer lumen
H) Inner lumen
I) Regulates gall bladder contraction
J) Secreted in response to high duodenum acidity 
A)  Promotes smooth muscle contraction 
B)  Promotes smooth muscle relaxation 
C)  Starch digestion 
D)  Lipid digestion 
E)  Sugar digestion
F) Bacterial digestion
G) Outer lumen
H) Inner lumen
I) Regulates gall bladder contraction
J) Secreted in response to high duodenum acidity

Question 6

Nonruminats absorb about ________ grams of endogenous proteins a day.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 to 10 
B)  10 to 20 
C)  10 to 30 
D)  20 to 30 
E)  20 to 40 
A)  5 to 10 
B)  10 to 20 
C)  10 to 30 
D)  20 to 30 
E)  20 to 40

Question 7

Which of the following is not a function of the large intestine?

Accepted Answer

A)  digestion at the brush border 
B)  electrolyte and fluid balance 
C)  site of microbial fermentation 
D)  volatile fatty acid production 
E)  temporary excreta storage 
A)  digestion at the brush border 
B)  electrolyte and fluid balance 
C)  site of microbial fermentation 
D)  volatile fatty acid production 
E)  temporary excreta storage

Question 8

Which of the following does not form part of a micelle?

Accepted Answer

A)  lecithin 
B)  bile salt 
C)  cholesterol 
D)  hydrophilic core 
E)  hydrophilic shell 
A)  lecithin 
B)  bile salt 
C)  cholesterol 
D)  hydrophilic core 
E)  hydrophilic shell

Question 9

The intrinsic nerve plexus refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  enteric nervous system. 
B)  myenteric plexus. 
C)  submucous plexus. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  enteric nervous system. 
B)  myenteric plexus. 
C)  submucous plexus. 
D)  all of these.

Question 10

The difference between the ruminant and pseudoruminant digestive system is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the pseudoruminant stomach lacks the omasum. 
B)  the pseudoruminant stomach lacks the pregastric region. 
C)  the pseudoruminant stomach lacks the reticulum. 
D)  the pseudoruminant stomach has four compartments. 
E)  the pseudoruminant reticulum is the site of nutrient absorption. 
A)  the pseudoruminant stomach lacks the omasum. 
B)  the pseudoruminant stomach lacks the pregastric region. 
C)  the pseudoruminant stomach lacks the reticulum. 
D)  the pseudoruminant stomach has four compartments. 
E)  the pseudoruminant reticulum is the site of nutrient absorption.

Question 11

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice:
-Invertase

Accepted Answer

A)  Promotes smooth muscle contraction 
B)  Promotes smooth muscle relaxation 
C)  Starch digestion 
D)  Lipid digestion 
E)  Sugar digestion
F) Bacterial digestion
G) Outer lumen
H) Inner lumen
I) Regulates gall bladder contraction
J) Secreted in response to high duodenum acidity 
A)  Promotes smooth muscle contraction 
B)  Promotes smooth muscle relaxation 
C)  Starch digestion 
D)  Lipid digestion 
E)  Sugar digestion
F) Bacterial digestion
G) Outer lumen
H) Inner lumen
I) Regulates gall bladder contraction
J) Secreted in response to high duodenum acidity

Question 12

Which of the following is a function of saliva?

Accepted Answer

A)  antibacterial action 
B)  acid neutralizing 
C)  thermoregulation 
D)  antocoagulation 
E)  all of these 
A)  antibacterial action 
B)  acid neutralizing 
C)  thermoregulation 
D)  antocoagulation 
E)  all of these

Question 13

Achalasia

Accepted Answer

A)  is a condition in which the lower esophageal sphincter closes more tightly during swallowing. 
B)  is a condition in the ruminant stomach which prevents the pyloric sphincter from opening and closing properly. 
C)  refers to the incomplete digestion of protein by ruminants. 
D)  is the protection from ingested toxins provided by the epithelium lining of the intestinal tract. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  is a condition in which the lower esophageal sphincter closes more tightly during swallowing. 
B)  is a condition in the ruminant stomach which prevents the pyloric sphincter from opening and closing properly. 
C)  refers to the incomplete digestion of protein by ruminants. 
D)  is the protection from ingested toxins provided by the epithelium lining of the intestinal tract. 
E)  none of these.

Question 14

What type of salivary reflex would be triggered by a pavlovian stimuli?

Accepted Answer

A)  simple 
B)  conditioned 
C)  unconditioned 
D)  two of these. 
A)  simple 
B)  conditioned 
C)  unconditioned 
D)  two of these.

Question 15

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice:
-Salivary amylase

Accepted Answer

A)  Promotes smooth muscle contraction 
B)  Promotes smooth muscle relaxation 
C)  Starch digestion 
D)  Lipid digestion 
E)  Sugar digestion
F) Bacterial digestion
G) Outer lumen
H) Inner lumen
I) Regulates gall bladder contraction
J) Secreted in response to high duodenum acidity 
A)  Promotes smooth muscle contraction 
B)  Promotes smooth muscle relaxation 
C)  Starch digestion 
D)  Lipid digestion 
E)  Sugar digestion
F) Bacterial digestion
G) Outer lumen
H) Inner lumen
I) Regulates gall bladder contraction
J) Secreted in response to high duodenum acidity

Question 16

Some birds have structures that act as a modified rumen because they contain bacteria
 that that detoxifies harmful alkaloids.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Gastric secretion involves three stages of stimulation and regulation. Compare and contrast the events that occur during the cephalic phase of gastric secretion with those that occur during the gastric phase.

Accepted Answer

The cephalic phase of gastric secretion

Question 18

Which of the following hormons is NOT correctly paired with its function?

Accepted Answer

A)  GIP and stimulation of insulin release 
B)  CCK and stimulating release of pancreatic enzymes 
C)  secretin and stimulation of NaHCO3- 
D)  gastrin and stimulation of ileal motility 
E)  ghrelin and stimulation of the release of growth hormone from the posterior pituitary 
A)  GIP and stimulation of insulin release 
B)  CCK and stimulating release of pancreatic enzymes 
C)  secretin and stimulation of NaHCO3- 
D)  gastrin and stimulation of ileal motility 
E)  ghrelin and stimulation of the release of growth hormone from the posterior pituitary

Question 19

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice:
-Nitric oxide

Accepted Answer

A)  Promotes smooth muscle contraction 
B)  Promotes smooth muscle relaxation 
C)  Starch digestion 
D)  Lipid digestion 
E)  Sugar digestion
F) Bacterial digestion
G) Outer lumen
H) Inner lumen
I) Regulates gall bladder contraction
J) Secreted in response to high duodenum acidity 
A)  Promotes smooth muscle contraction 
B)  Promotes smooth muscle relaxation 
C)  Starch digestion 
D)  Lipid digestion 
E)  Sugar digestion
F) Bacterial digestion
G) Outer lumen
H) Inner lumen
I) Regulates gall bladder contraction
J) Secreted in response to high duodenum acidity

Question 20

HCl is not involved in

Accepted Answer

A)  protein denaturation. 
B)  digestion of connective tissue and muscle. 
C)  D cell activation. 
D)  pepsin activation. 
E)  antimicrobial activity. 
A)  protein denaturation. 
B)  digestion of connective tissue and muscle. 
C)  D cell activation. 
D)  pepsin activation. 
E)  antimicrobial activity.

Which of the following constitutes part of the endogenous proteins that enter the digestive system?

The most important carbohydrate for flight in insects is a double glucose molecule called

Fat soluble vitamins are carried in micelles and passively absorbed with the end products of fat digestion in the small intestine.

Which of the following is not a component of the villus?

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -ectoperitrophic

Nonruminats absorb about ________ grams of endogenous proteins a day.

Which of the following is not a function of the large intestine?

Which of the following does not form part of a micelle?

The intrinsic nerve plexus refers to the

The difference between the ruminant and pseudoruminant digestive system is that

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Invertase

Which of the following is a function of saliva?

Achalasia

What type of salivary reflex would be triggered by a pavlovian stimuli?

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Salivary amylase

Some birds have structures that act as a modified rumen because they contain bacteria that that detoxifies harmful alkaloids.

Gastric secretion involves three stages of stimulation and regulation. Compare and contrast the events that occur during the cephalic phase of gastric secretion with those that occur during the gastric phase.

Which of the following hormons is NOT correctly paired with its function?

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Nitric oxide

HCl is not involved in

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Which of the following constitutes part of the endogenous proteins that enter the digestive system?

The most important carbohydrate for flight in insects is a double glucose molecule called

Fat soluble vitamins are carried in micelles and passively absorbed with the end products of fat digestion in the small intestine.

Which of the following is not a component of the villus?

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -ectoperitrophic

Nonruminats absorb about ________ grams of endogenous proteins a day.

Which of the following is not a function of the large intestine?

Which of the following does not form part of a micelle?

The intrinsic nerve plexus refers to the

The difference between the ruminant and pseudoruminant digestive system is that

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Invertase

Which of the following is a function of saliva?

Achalasia

What type of salivary reflex would be triggered by a pavlovian stimuli?

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Salivary amylase

Some birds have structures that act as a modified rumen because they contain bacteria that that detoxifies harmful alkaloids.

Gastric secretion involves three stages of stimulation and regulation. Compare and contrast the events that occur during the cephalic phase of gastric secretion with those that occur during the gastric phase.

Which of the following hormons is NOT correctly paired with its function?

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Nitric oxide

HCl is not involved in

Homeostasis and Integration: The Foundations of Physiology

Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Membrane Physiology

Neuronal Physiology

Nervous Systems

Sensory Physiology

Endocrine Systems

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Circulatory Systems

Defense Systems

Respiratory Systems

Excretory Systems

Fluid and Acid-Base Balance

Energy Balance and Thermal Physiology

Reproductive Systems

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