Biofluid Dynamics of Gastrointestinal System Questions

Mastication refers to:

• Swallowing of food

• Mixing of food with stomach secretions

• Chewing of food

• Emptying of the stomach

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The maximum frequency of segmentation contractions in the small intestine is:

• 5 per minute

• 12 per minute

• 20 per minute

• 30 per minute

The function of the large intestine includes:

• Absorption of water and electrolytes

• Production of digestive enzymes

• Storage of large quantities of food

• Chemical digestion of food

Peptic ulcer disease is caused by:

• A virus or bacterium

• Injury to the mucosal lining by acidic stomach juice

• Electrolyte imbalances

• Overeating

To manage dehydration in diarrheal diseases, one should:

• Increase physical activity

• Drink oral rehydration solution (ORS)

• Consume high-fat foods

• Avoid fluid intake

What is the other term for the gastrointestinal system?

• Visceral peritoneum tract

• Submucous plexus tract

• Alimentary tract

• Inferior mesenteric tract

It supply oxygenated blood to the curvature of the stomach

• Superior mesenteric artery

• Hepatic artery proper

• Left gastric artery

• Right gastric artery

Which of the following is not classified as the major artery?

• Celiac

• Hepatic

• Superior

• Inferior

What percentage of total body oxygen consumption does the GI tract account for?

• 15%

• 45%

• 35%

• 25%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

They are very permeable to substances with high lipid solubility or solutes of low

molecular weight

• Capillaries

• Microvessels

• Arterioles

• Venules