Alimentary Canal

SImple Columnar cells are found primarly in which segment of the alimentary canal

• Mouth

• Intestines/Bowel

• Pancreas

• Lungs

  (if you choose this you are eliminated from the class)

What is the alimentary canal?

• The longest portion of the large intestine.

• The portion of the digestive system that food travels through.

• The portion of the digestive system that food does NOT travel through

• The last part of the small intestine

The alimentary layer containing mostly epithelial cells

• Mucosa

• Serosa

• Muscularis

• Submucosa

Which layer of the alimentary canal functions for absorption of nutrients

• Serosa

• Muscularis

• Submucosa

• Mucosa

The mass of chewed food when it is ready for swallowing

• Bolus

• Chyme

• regurgitant

• ABC Food

Which of the following is NOT part of the alimentary canal?

• small intestine

• esophagus

• stomach

• pancreas

Where does carbohydrate digestion begins?

• liver

• mouth

• oesophagus

• stomach

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The small intestine is the longest of the digestive organs. What benefit to body is it that this organ is so long?

• It allows the organ to secrete bile which in turn breaks down food

• It allows more time for the food to be in the organ which allows more absoption to take place.

• It provides more surface area for mucus which helps digested food move more smoothly.

Which organ releases digestive enzymes into the small intestine?

• pancreas

• small intestine

• esophagus

• salivary glands

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Reorder the following terms related to the layers of the Alimentary Canal in order from SUPERFICIAL (1) TO DEEP (5).

• mucosa

• lumen

• submucosa

• muscularis

• serosa