Exam 16: The Digestive System

The ____________________ salivary glands are located at the back corners of the lower jaw.

The liver excretes bilirubin into ____________________ to be eliminated in ____________________.

Voluntary control of the defecation reflex is provided by the ____________________.

Fatty acids are broken down in the process of ____________________ to a form that is usable for energy production.

Which of the following statements are true of the stomach? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

Meissner's plexus and Auerbach's plexus are part of the:

In the villi of the small intestine,glucose is absorbed into the:

The function of the parietal cells of the gastric mucosa is to secrete:

The changing of food to smaller pieces is called ____________________ digestion,and it creates more ____________________.

In the villi of the small intestine,glucose is absorbed into the ____________________ by the process of ____________________.

The processes of chemical digestion take place within the:

The duodenum produces hormones when:

The process of beta-oxidation in the liver converts ____________________ into a form usable for energy production.

Two clotting factors produced by the liver are ____________________ and ____________________.

An important vitamin that is produced by the normal flora of the colon is:

The digestive organ that extends from the stomach to the colon is the:

Excess amino acids will be deaminated by the liver and used for ____________________.

The enteroendocrine cells of the small intestine secrete the hormones ____________________ and ____________________.

The lower esophageal sphincter prevents backup of food from the ____________________ to the ____________________.

The Peyer's patches of the small intestine are: