Exam 18: The Digestive System

GI tract hormones affect the organs that secrete them.

Derivatives of ________ give feces a brown color.

What provides intrinsic regulation of the GI tract?

Low-density lipoproteins functions to remove and degrade cholesterol.

The intestinal microbiota have a mutualistic relationship with humans.

Slow waves of the intestine are conducted through what type of cells?

Multispecific organic anion transport carriers are present in the

Atrophy of the pancreatic acinar cells occurs in response to

Cholesterol removal is facilitated by the production of __________ lipoproteins.

Antihistamines would limit the gastric secretion of

Sensory neurons within intestinal plexuses that travel in the vagus to the CNS are called

Bile is forced up the cystic duct through the closing of the

The __________ stimulates decreased gastric motility.

The vagus nerve stimulates gastrin secretion during the cephalic phase of gastric function.

Which of the following is NOT a major constituent of bile?

The gastrointestinal tract generates monomers from polymers by condensation.

Vitamin B12 is primarily absorbed in the

All of the following have an enterohepatic circulation EXCEPT

Secretion of insulin from the pancreas is increased in response to

Mutation of the gene encoding for cholecystokinin would limit pancreatic bicarbonate secretion.