SP24 AP14.1-14.7 Quiz

A chemical substance taken in via the diet that is used for energy and for cell growth and reproduction.

• nutrients
• gastrointestinal (GI) tract
• submucosa
• serosa

Chemical or mechanical process of breaking down foodstuffs to substances that can be absorbed.

• digestive system
• mucosa
• muscularis
• peristalsis

A hollow tube that extends from the mouth to the anus.

• gastrointestinal (GI) tract
• submucosa
• serosa
• segmentation

The innermost tissue layer in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract.

• mucosa
• muscularis
• peristalsis
• salivary glands

The middle layer of the gastrointestinal tract wall, contains blood vessels, lymph vessels, and nerves.

• submucosa
• serosa
• segmentation
• pharynx

One of the four tissue layers of the gastrointestinal tract wall made up of smooth muscle.

• muscularis
• peristalsis
• salivary glands
• esophagus

The outermost tissue layer of the gastrointestinal tract wall, made of a thin layer of connective tissue that surrounds the others.

• serosa
• segmentation
• pharynx
• stomach

Progressive wavelike contractions of muscle in a tubular structure.

• peristalsis
• salivary glands
• esophagus
• pepsin

Type of gastrointestinal motility in which short sections of smooth muscle contract and relax in seemingly random fashion, mixing the contents of the intestinal lumen.

• segmentation
• pharynx
• stomach
• chyme

Three pairs of glands that produce saliva to begin the process of digestion, include the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands.

• salivary glands
• esophagus
• pepsin
• peptic ulcer