Question 1

Which of the following is a contribution of the digestive system to the muscular system?

Accepted Answer

A) Small intestine absorbs dietary calcium and phosphorous salts. 
B) The liver can convert lactic acid to glucose. 
C) Small intestine absorbs vitamin D. 
D) Excess dietary calories are stored as triglycerides in adipose cells. 
E) The liver synthesizes most plasma proteins. 
A) Small intestine absorbs dietary calcium and phosphorous salts. 
B) The liver can convert lactic acid to glucose. 
C) Small intestine absorbs vitamin D. 
D) Excess dietary calories are stored as triglycerides in adipose cells. 
E) The liver synthesizes most plasma proteins.

Question 2

Which of the following layers of the GI tract contains skeletal muscle?

Accepted Answer

A) Muscularis 
B) Mucosa 
C) Serosa 
D) Submucosa 
A) Muscularis 
B) Mucosa 
C) Serosa 
D) Submucosa

Question 3

Which of the following pancreatic enzymes acts on glycogen and starches?

Accepted Answer

A) Chymotrypsin 
B) Amylase 
C) Trypsin 
D) Phosphatase 
E) Nucleosidase 
A) Chymotrypsin 
B) Amylase 
C) Trypsin 
D) Phosphatase 
E) Nucleosidase

Question 4

Which of following processes is the function of the smooth muscle layer of the digestive system?

Accepted Answer

A) Ingestion 
B) Secretion 
C) Mixing and propulsion 
D) Absorption 
E) None of these choices 
A) Ingestion 
B) Secretion 
C) Mixing and propulsion 
D) Absorption 
E) None of these choices

Question 5

Which the portion of the stomach connects to the duodenum?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) E 
C) D 
D) B 
A) A 
B) E 
C) D 
D) B

Question 6

Which of the following accessory organs stores bile?

Accepted Answer

A) Teeth 
B) Salivary glands 
C) Liver 
D) Gallbladder 
E) Pharynx 
A) Teeth 
B) Salivary glands 
C) Liver 
D) Gallbladder 
E) Pharynx

Question 7

Name the layer labeled D

Accepted Answer

A) Submucosa 
B) Serosa 
C) Longitudinal muscle 
D) Mucosa 
E) Circular muscle 
A) Submucosa 
B) Serosa 
C) Longitudinal muscle 
D) Mucosa 
E) Circular muscle

Question 8

Explain why food does not normally go up into your nasal cavity or down into your lungs when you swallow-even if you are standing on your head when you swallow.

Accepted Answer

Presence of food in the oropharynx stimu

Question 9

Which of the following pancreatic enzymes digests lipids?

Accepted Answer

A) Trypsin 
B) Elastase 
C) Lipase 
D) Pepsin 
E) All of these choices 
A) Trypsin 
B) Elastase 
C) Lipase 
D) Pepsin 
E) All of these choices

Question 10

Which plexus is located between the longitudinal and circular smooth muscle layers of the muscularis?

Accepted Answer

A) ENS 
B) Myenteric plexus 
C) Submucosal plexus 
D) Digestive plexus 
E) Absorption plexus 
A) ENS 
B) Myenteric plexus 
C) Submucosal plexus 
D) Digestive plexus 
E) Absorption plexus

Question 11

This of the following structures is found on the liver and is a remnant of the umbilical cord in a fetus?

Accepted Answer

A) Coronary ligament 
B) Falciform ligament 
C) Round ligament 
D) Kupffer ligament 
E) Bile ductules 
A) Coronary ligament 
B) Falciform ligament 
C) Round ligament 
D) Kupffer ligament 
E) Bile ductules

Question 12

Which portion of the peritoneum is largely responsible for carrying blood and lymph vessels to the intestines?

Accepted Answer

A) Greater omentum 
B) Falciform ligament 
C) Lesser omentum 
D) Mesentery 
E) Mesocolon 
A) Greater omentum 
B) Falciform ligament 
C) Lesser omentum 
D) Mesentery 
E) Mesocolon

Question 13

Name the layer labeled B

Accepted Answer

A) Submucosa 
B) Serosa 
C) Longitudinal muscle 
D) Mucosa 
E) Circular muscle 
A) Submucosa 
B) Serosa 
C) Longitudinal muscle 
D) Mucosa 
E) Circular muscle

Question 14

Name the structure labeled G

Accepted Answer

A) Parietal cell 
B) Gastric glands 
C) Gastric pit 
D) Chief cell 
E) Simple columnar epithelium 
A) Parietal cell 
B) Gastric glands 
C) Gastric pit 
D) Chief cell 
E) Simple columnar epithelium

Question 15

Deciduous molars are replaced by

Accepted Answer

A) Bicuspids 
B) Molars 
C) Incisors 
D) Canines 
E) Wisdom teeth 
A) Bicuspids 
B) Molars 
C) Incisors 
D) Canines 
E) Wisdom teeth

Question 16

Which layer contains the lamina propria?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 17

How many stages of deglutition are there?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 5 
E) 8 
A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 5 
E) 8

Question 18

The enzyme,produced in the organ labeled D,that produces both glucose and galactose as products is called:

Accepted Answer

A) lactase 
B) pancreatic lipase 
C) sucrase 
D) pepsin 
E) nucleases 
A) lactase 
B) pancreatic lipase 
C) sucrase 
D) pepsin 
E) nucleases

Question 19

Which structure of the stomach allows greater distension for food storage?

Accepted Answer

A) Cardia 
B) Fundus 
C) Pylorus 
D) Rugae 
E) Sphincter 
A) Cardia 
B) Fundus 
C) Pylorus 
D) Rugae 
E) Sphincter

Question 20

The enzyme,produced in the organ labeled C,which digests DNA is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Deoxyribonuclease 
B) Ribonuclease 
C) Salivary amylase 
D) Pepsin 
E) sucrase 
A) Deoxyribonuclease 
B) Ribonuclease 
C) Salivary amylase 
D) Pepsin 
E) sucrase

Exam 24: The Digestive System

Which of the following is a contribution of the digestive system to the muscular system?

Which of the following layers of the GI tract contains skeletal muscle?

Which of the following pancreatic enzymes acts on glycogen and starches?

Which of following processes is the function of the smooth muscle layer of the digestive system?

Which the portion of the stomach connects to the duodenum?

Which of the following accessory organs stores bile?

Name the layer labeled D

Explain why food does not normally go up into your nasal cavity or down into your lungs when you swallow-even if you are standing on your head when you swallow.

Which of the following pancreatic enzymes digests lipids?

Which plexus is located between the longitudinal and circular smooth muscle layers of the muscularis?

This of the following structures is found on the liver and is a remnant of the umbilical cord in a fetus?

Which portion of the peritoneum is largely responsible for carrying blood and lymph vessels to the intestines?

Name the layer labeled B

Name the structure labeled G

Deciduous molars are replaced by

Which layer contains the lamina propria?

How many stages of deglutition are there?

The enzyme,produced in the organ labeled D,that produces both glucose and galactose as products is called:

Which structure of the stomach allows greater distension for food storage?

The enzyme,produced in the organ labeled C,which digests DNA is called:

An Introduction to the Human Body

The Chemical Level of Organization

The Cellular Level of Organization

The Tissue Level of Organization

The Integumentary System Unit Ii: Principles of Support and Movement

The Skeletal System: Bone Tissue

The Skeletal System: the Axial Skeleton

The Skeletal System: the Appendicular Skeleton

Joints

Muscle Tissue

The Muscular System Unit Iii: Control Systems of the Human Body

Nervous Tissue

The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

The Brain and Cranial Nerves

The Autonomic Nervous System

Sensory, Motor and Integrative Systems

The Special Senses

The Endocrine System Unit Iv: Maintenance of the Human Body

The Cardiovascular System: the Blood

The Cardiovascular System: the Heart

The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Hemodynamics

The Lymphatic System, Nonspecific Resistance to Disease, and Immunity

The Respiratory System

Metabolism

The Urinary System

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Homeostasis Unit V: Continuity

The Reproductive Systems

Development and Inheritance

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