Exam 18: The Digestive System

The process of carbohydrate digestion primarily takes place in the

The word deglutition means swallowing.

List and describe the four types of teeth.

An ineffective lower esophageal sphincter could lead to Barrett esophagus.

Another name for the gastrointestinal tract is the alimentary canal.

Explain the process of absorption.Why is this process so important?

The vermiform appendix was named as such because it looks like a worm.

Simple sugars are the end product of carbohydrate digestion.

Describe the structure of the esophagus.

Why would fewer Asians than Americans need to have their wisdom teeth (third molars)removed?

The end result of cholecystokinin release is more fat emulsification in the small intestine.

Because the concentration of digested food is much higher in the small intestine than it is in the blood,absorption occurs by diffusion.

Most of the shell of the tooth is made of what substance?

The largest of the salivary glands is the _____ gland.

MATCHING Match each term with its corresponding function or description. -structure that concentrates and stores bile

Fat digestion begins and ends in the small intestine.

What is GERD? How is it treated,and what are some serious consequences of untreated GERD?

The ileocecal valve separates the ileum of the small intestine from the cecum of the large intestine.

Which of the following types of food processing occurs only in the digestive system?

Which of the following structures would bile produced by the liver not have to pass through to get to the small intestine?