A&P: Final Exam - Ch. 26

Front

Which organ is not part of the gastrointestinal tract?

Esophagus

Large intestine

Stomach

Oral cavity

Liver

Back

Liver

Front

Which organ is not considered an accessory digestive organ?

Tongue

Teeth

Pancreas

Salivary glands

Pharynx

Back

Pharynx

Front

Peristalsis

is under voluntary control.

involves the opening and closing of muscular sphincters.

involves back-and-forth movement for mixing.

is the alternating contraction of muscle layers in the GI tract wall that propels materials through the tract.

All of the choices are correct.

Back

is the alternating contraction of muscle layers in the GI tract wall that propels materials through the tract.

Front

The initial site of both mechanical and chemical digestion is the

stomach.

small intestine.

esophagus.

oral cavity.

pharynx.

Back

oral cavity.

Front

Where are the transverse palatine folds located?

Soft palate

Glossopalatine arch

Hard palate

Pharyngopalatine arch

Labial frenulum

Back

Hard palate

Front

Which bones form the hard palate?

Palatine bones

Maxillae and inferior nasal conchae

Ethmoid and sphenoid bones

Palatine bones and maxillae

Maxillae and sphenoid

Back

Palatine bones and maxillae

Front

The lining of the gastrointestinal tract that allows for absorption and secretion is

keratinized stratified squamous epithelium.

nonkeratinized stratfied squamous epithelium.

areolar connective tissue.

simple columnar epithelium.

simple squamous epithelium.

Back

simple columnar epithelium.

Front

Lipid molecules that are absorbed from the GI tract enter

mesenteric arteries.

mesenteric veins.

lymphatic capillaries.

the liver.

Back

lymphatic capillaries.

Front

The type of receptor within the GI tract wall that detects stretch is the

steroid receptor.

chemoreceptor.

mechanoreceptor.

retroperitoneal proprioceptor.

Back

mechanoreceptor.

Front

Mechanoreceptors and chemoreceptors are found in the

adventitia of the upper portion of the GI tract.

epithelium of the inferior portion of the GI tract.

mucosa and submucosa of the GI tract along its length.

myenteric plexus of the mucosa of the intestine.

muscularis interna of the entire length of the GI tract.

Back

mucosa and submucosa of the GI tract along its length.