Animal Digestive System PPT 1

Through what type of membranes do the villi absorb nutrients?

• Impermeable membranes

• Semipermeable membranes

• Permeable membranes

• Non-permeable membranes

Which part of the digestive system is continued in the provided material?

• Large Intestine

• Small Intestine

• Stomach

• Esophagus

Which part of the digestive system is being described in the provided image?

• Stomach

• Small Intestine

• Large Intestine

• Esophagus

What are the walls of the Jejunum and Ileum lined with?

• Microvilli

• Cilia

• Villi

• Flagella

What structure is responsible for transporting absorbed nutrients to the liver?

• Lumen

• Capillary bed

• Hepatic portal vein

• Lacteal

Which layer of the intestine is responsible for peristalsis?

• Mucosa

• Submucosa

• Muscle layers

• Serosa

What is the primary function of the hepatic portal vein?

• To transport oxygenated blood to the liver

• To transport deoxygenated blood to the heart

• To transport nutrients from the intestine to the liver

• To transport waste products to the kidneys

Where is fibrous food such as hay and grass broken down into usable nutrients?

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Cecum

• Colon

What is the primary function of the large intestine?

• Absorb nutrients

• Break down fibrous food

• Store waste from the digestive process

• Produce bile

Which part of the large intestine is responsible for storing waste from the digestive process?

• Cecum

• Colon

• Rectum

• Small intestine