WorksheetsDigestive System
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 30mins
Small flap that covers the trachea when swallowing to prevent food from entering lungs.
epiglottis
stomach
esophagus
salivary glands
A man with indigestion learns from his physician that his digestive system is not adequately breaking down proteins. Which is the best explanation for why this is occuring?
Pepsin enzymes are not being produced correctly in the stomach.
Trypsin enzymes are not being produced correctly in the stomach.
Which statement explains how the small and large intestine work together to complete digestion?
The small intestine absorbs nutrients and the large intestine absorbs water.
The small intestine breaks down protein and the large intestine absorbs it.
Patients with serious intestinal disease may have a portion of their small intestine removed. Which issue may occur as a result?
Less insulin will be produced.
There will be a shortage of bile
Nutrient absorption will be less efficient.
Which of the following would result in a decrease in the efficiency of fat digestion?
a decrease in bile production in the gall bladder
an increase in trypsin production in the duodenum
an increase in the pancreatic amylase production in the pancreas
What would be a consequence of removing the gall bladder?
Bile would not be stored.
No fat could be digested.
No bile would be made.
A patient recently had their gall bladder removed. They have been struggling with greasy stools after meals with high fat content. Which of the following explains why this may be occurring?
The liver can't produce bile fast enough to digest all the lipids.
The stomach has an ulcer impeding the digestion of lipids.
The small intestine is making excess amounts of mucous.
An infant is experiencing impaired peristalsis. Which event below is most likely to occur?
The food may not be pushed through the intestinal tract.
The infant will produce excess saliva in response to eating.
The food would be pushed through the digestive tract too fast for digestion to occur
The submucosal and myenteric nerve plexuses both regulate the mobility and secretory activity of the GI tract. Both are also a part of which nervous system branch?
autonomic nervous system
central nervous system
somatic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
In order to lose weight quickly before a surgery a patient goes on the Atkins (no carbohydrate and high protein) diet. What is being digested by the patient’s body during the process of ketoacidosis?
lipids
carbohydrates
nucleic acids
protien
A patient has surgery to remove her gallbladder. Which of the following will be most affected?
storage of bile
storage of amylase
formation of bile
formation of amylase
A patient arrives in the emergency room of a hospital with a problem in his digestive system. Which of the following would most likely be affected if a blockage is detected in the lower abdominal cavity?
absorption of vitamin K
digestion of proteins
secretion of amylase
storage of bile
