Digestive System

In which of the following cavitites does chemical digestion begin?

• abdominal

• buccal

• thoracic

• pudendal

Which of the following sphincters/valves, allows food to pass from esophageal tube to the stomach?

• cardiac

• pyloric

• ileocecal

What is the name given to the "folds" in the stomach?

• villi

• pudendal

• rugae

• microvilli

What is the name given to the "proximal" end of the ascending colon?

• pylorus

• fundus

• cecum

• jejunum

Which organ has one of its primary functions, as to reabsorb water from the digestive tract?

• ileum

• jejunum

• duodenum

• colon

Which term pertains to the surgical removal of the gallbladder?

• appendectomy

• thrombosis

• gastrectomy

• cholecystectomy

Which of the following is the name of the largest salivary glands

• parotid

• sublingual

• submandibular

• pharyngeal

Name given to the proximal end of the small intestine, which is a site for a large amount of chemical digestion.

• pylorus

• duodenum

• jejunum

• ileocecal

Another name commonly used to refer to the entire digestive system

• alimentary canal

• hepatic-portal system

• renal system

• coronary system

Organ(s) where bile is produced , and then stored?

• pancreas-liver

• liver-gallbladder

• bile duct-liver

• stomach-pancreas