A&P Digestive System

Front

Bicarbonates are useful in the GI tract to neutralize hydrochloric acid.

Back

True

Front

Does hydrochloric acid convert pepsinogen into pepsin?

Back

True

Front

Amylases are found in saliva and in pancreatic juice.

Back

True

Front

Bile is released from the gallbladder into the stomach to aid in the digestive process.

Back

False

Front

The presence of the villi and microvilli decreases the surface area of the large intestine.

Back

False

Front

The process of fat emulsification consists of:

Back

breaking fats into small droplets.

Front

Pancreatic juice contains all the following substances except: bicarbonate ions, amylase, pepsin, lipase

Back

pepsin.

Front

Bile is secreted by:

Back

hepatic cells.

Front

Which of the following is true about bile?

Back

It is made in the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and emptied into the duodenum.

Front

What do the chief cells in the stomach secrete?

Back

digestive enzymes.