Exam 16: The Digestive System

The pancreas is located between the ____________________ medially and the ____________________ laterally.

The liver is responsible for excreting ____ into ____.

The digestive organ that encircles the small intestine within the abdominal cavity is the:

The lower esophageal sphincter relaxes:

In the villi of the small intestine,amino acids are absorbed into the ____________________ by the process of ____________________.

The layer of the alimentary tube that contains Meissner's plexus is the ____________________.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the colon?

The esophagus is ____ to the trachea and ____ to the spine.

The external anal sphincter:

An example of mechanical digestion is ____________________.

Hydrochloric acid from the stomach is neutralized in the duodenum by:

The stimulus for the defecation reflex is stretching of the ____________________.

The function of salivary lysozyme is to:

Proteins are digested by enzymes from the:

Which of these cranial nerves is NOT paired with its correct function?

In the villi of the small intestine,fatty acids are absorbed into the:

The blood from the small intestine,with absorbed end products of digestion,circulates first to the ____________________ by way of the ____________________ vein.

The cranial nerves for the secretion of saliva are the ____________________ and the ____________________.

Pancreatic digestive enzymes include lipase for ____,trypsin for ____,and amylase for ____.

The normal flora of the colon are the ____________________ that benefit us by producing ____________________.