Question 1

The liver is the largest gland in the body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The pancreas is located in the curve of the small intestine where the ileum joins the jejunum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Allen was an alcoholic. He had a condition known as alcoholic hepatitis. This condition causes inflammation of the liver and results in reduced production and secretion of bile. What digestive complication does this produce?

Accepted Answer

Allen's condition, alcoholic hepatitis,

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match each of the following structures with its corresponding description or location.
-A large, fan-shaped reflection of the peritoneum

Accepted Answer

A) Liver 
B) Common bile duct 
C) Mesentery 
D) Ascending colon 
E) Jejunum
F)Duodenum
G)Cystic duct
H)Ileum
I)Gallbladder
J)Descending colon
K)Pancreas 
A) Liver 
B) Common bile duct 
C) Mesentery 
D) Ascending colon 
E) Jejunum
F)Duodenum
G)Cystic duct
H)Ileum
I)Gallbladder
J)Descending colon
K)Pancreas

Question 6

Which statement explains what happens to toxic substances after detoxification by liver cells?

Accepted Answer

A) They are used to increase pH for optimum amylase function. 
B) They are used to dilute food and other substances and facilitate mixing of foods in the small intestine. 
C) Small amounts are carried by mucus and sodium bicarbonate to the small intestine for use in digestion. 
D) They are changed into nontoxic compounds by a series of chemical reactions. 
A) They are used to increase pH for optimum amylase function. 
B) They are used to dilute food and other substances and facilitate mixing of foods in the small intestine. 
C) Small amounts are carried by mucus and sodium bicarbonate to the small intestine for use in digestion. 
D) They are changed into nontoxic compounds by a series of chemical reactions.

Question 7

Microvilli can be found in the:

Accepted Answer

A) stomach. 
B) small intestine. 
C) large intestine. 
D) Both B and C are correct. 
A) stomach. 
B) small intestine. 
C) large intestine. 
D) Both B and C are correct.

Question 8

After leaving the stomach, food enters the:

Accepted Answer

A) large intestine. 
B) small intestine. 
C) esophagus. 
D) rectum. 
A) large intestine. 
B) small intestine. 
C) esophagus. 
D) rectum.

Question 9

Phagocytic cells lining liver sinusoids are called _____ cells.

Accepted Answer

A) chief 
B) alpha 
C) Kupffer 
D) hepatic 
A) chief 
B) alpha 
C) Kupffer 
D) hepatic

Question 10

The large intestine has a diameter of about 2.5 inches and a length of about 5 to 6 feet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match each of the following structures with its corresponding description or location.
-Part of the large intestine that lies in a vertical position on the left side of the abdomen and begins at the splenic flexure

Accepted Answer

A) Liver 
B) Common bile duct 
C) Mesentery 
D) Ascending colon 
E) Jejunum
F)Duodenum
G)Cystic duct
H)Ileum
I)Gallbladder
J)Descending colon
K)Pancreas 
A) Liver 
B) Common bile duct 
C) Mesentery 
D) Ascending colon 
E) Jejunum
F)Duodenum
G)Cystic duct
H)Ileum
I)Gallbladder
J)Descending colon
K)Pancreas

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) Duodenum 
B) Cecum 
C) Ileum 
D) Jejunum 
A) Duodenum 
B) Cecum 
C) Ileum 
D) Jejunum

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The hepatic flexure of the large intestine is located in the left hypochondriac region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The small intestine is so named because it is shorter than the large intestine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The proper anatomical order for the divisions of the colon is:

Accepted Answer

A) descending, transverse, sigmoid, and ascending. 
B) ascending, transverse, sigmoid, and descending. 
C) sigmoid, ascending, transverse, and descending. 
D) ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid. 
A) descending, transverse, sigmoid, and ascending. 
B) ascending, transverse, sigmoid, and descending. 
C) sigmoid, ascending, transverse, and descending. 
D) ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid.

Question 18

Bile is released from the gallbladder into the stomach to aid in the digestive process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Goblet cells are mucus-secreting cells found in the crypts of the small intestine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 39: Lower Digestive Tract

The liver is the largest gland in the body.

The pancreas is located in the curve of the small intestine where the ileum joins the jejunum.

Allen was an alcoholic. He had a condition known as alcoholic hepatitis. This condition causes inflammation of the liver and results in reduced production and secretion of bile. What digestive complication does this produce?

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

Match each of the following structures with its corresponding description or location. -A large, fan-shaped reflection of the peritoneum

Which statement explains what happens to toxic substances after detoxification by liver cells?

Microvilli can be found in the:

After leaving the stomach, food enters the:

Phagocytic cells lining liver sinusoids are called _____ cells.

The large intestine has a diameter of about 2.5 inches and a length of about 5 to 6 feet.

Match each of the following structures with its corresponding description or location. -Part of the large intestine that lies in a vertical position on the left side of the abdomen and begins at the splenic flexure

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

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

The hepatic flexure of the large intestine is located in the left hypochondriac region.

The small intestine is so named because it is shorter than the large intestine.

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.

The proper anatomical order for the divisions of the colon is:

Bile is released from the gallbladder into the stomach to aid in the digestive process.

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

Goblet cells are mucus-secreting cells found in the crypts of the small intestine.

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