Digestive Overview

Which of the following is a digestive accessory organ?

• small intestine

• liver

• stomach

• large intestine

Which of the following organs stores and releases bile?

• liver

• gallbladder

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

Where does digestion begin?

• mouth
• esophagus
• stomach
• intestines

A person with severe diarrhea would most likely experience ___________.

• respiratory acidosis

• respiratory alkalosis

• metabolic acidosis

• metabolic alkalosis

A person with severe vomiting would most likely experience ___________.

• respiratory acidosis

• respiratory alkalosis

• metabolic acidosis

• metabolic alkalosis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The tissue covering most abdominal organs is called the:

• visceral pleura

• serosa

• parietal peritoneum

Another name for the visceral peritoneum is the _______________.

• mucosa

• submucosa

• muscularis

• serosa

The myenteric and Meissner plexus are part of the enteric nervous system.

• True

• False

The sympathetic nervous system is more active during digestion than the parasympathetic nervous system.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Peritonitis is easily treatable with antibiotics and is usually not life-threatening.

• True

• False