BIO160 Digestive review

This organ produces bile

• stomach

• small intestine

• liver

• gallbladder

Which of the following enzymes acts to digest carbohydrates?

• salivary amylase

• pepsin

• pancreatic lipase

• bile

Rhythmic contracts of smooth muscle that propel food products down the digestive tract are called:

• segmentation

• peristalsis

• mass movement

• sympathetic contractions

In what section of the digestive tract is most of the water absorbed?

• mouth

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

Bile emulsifies ___ by breaking in into smaller particles.

• carbohydrates

• proteins

• fats

• nucleic acids

A portal triad consists of 2 vessels, a branch of the bile duct and the hepatic artery.

• True

• False