Exam 17: Digestive System

Hepatitis C is not transmissible

The _________ reflex regulates the rate at which chyme leaves the stomach.

Factors that may affect the rate of absorption of certain medications with age include

The _______ is the part of the digestive tract that has the most lymph nodules and bacteria.

From the stomach, food passes into the duodenum, then the jejunum, and then the ileum.

Because of their location, swollen palatine tonsils may interfere with

The _______ is the layer of the alimentary canal that absorbs nutrients.

David has sustained severe damage to his liver in a car accident. Digestion of which nutrient will be most affected?

Peristalsis mixes food in small segments of the alimentary canal with digestive enzymes.

The correct sequence for the layers in the walls of the alimentary canal from innermost to outermost is the

The esophagus provides a passageway for substances from the larynx to the bronchi.

Bile salts function as digestive enzymes to break down fatty acids.

The digestive system

The double-layered folds of peritoneum that support portions of the small intestine are called ______.

Chisel-shaped teeth are _______.

Pancreatic fluid contains a high concentration of ______ ______, which makes it alkaline.

The teeth that are best adapted for biting off hunks of food are the