Exam 16: The Digestive System

The esophagus carries food from the ____________________ to the ____________________.

The digestive organ that is between the duodenum and the spleen is the:

The alimentary tube extends from the:

The hormone that decreases peristalsis is:

The hormone that causes contraction of the gallbladder when food enters the duodenum is:

Which of these end products of digestion is NOT absorbed by the capillary networks in the villi?

The function of the gallbladder is to ____________________ and ____________________ bile.

The liver stores the minerals:

The part of the CNS that is directly involved in the defecation reflex is the ____________________.

The function of salivary amylase is to begin the digestion of:

In the small intestine,the villi are ____ of the ____ that ____.

The liver converts excess amino acids to simple carbohydrates to be used for energy production by a process called:

In the villi of the small intestine,positive ions are absorbed into the ____________________ by the process of ____________________.

Secretion of enzyme pancreatic juice is stimulated by the hormone:

The colon absorbs a great deal of ____________________ and also absorbs ____________________ and ____________________.

Proteins are digested by enzymes from the ____________________,____________________,and ____________________.

The ____ produces a bicarbonate juice that neutralizes the HCl from the stomach in the ____.

The liver is located in the ____________________ and ____________________ of the abdominal cavity.

The function of the lower esophageal sphincter is to:

The part of gastric juice that protects the stomach lining is: