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The digestive system

Total questions: 116

Worksheet time: 3615secs

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1.

What are the functions of the digestive system?

a)

Breaks down the food we eat

b)

Releases nutrients

c)

Functions cooperatively with other systems of the body

d)

Absorbs their nutrients into the body

2.

True or false:

The digestive system is divided into 4 main categories.

(a)  

3.

Identify characteristics of the alimentary canal:

a)

One-way tube about 7.62 meters (25 feet) in length

b)

The main function of its organs is to nourish the body

c)

The tube begins at the mouth and terminates at the anus

d)

Between the mouth and anus, the canal is modified as the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and small and large intestines to fit the functional needs of the body

4.

Identify characteristics of the accessory digestive organs:

a)

Each accessory digestive organ aids in the breakdown of food

b)

Within the mouth, the teeth and tongue begin mechanical digestion, whereas the salivary glands begin chemical digestion

c)

All of these

d)

Once food products enter the small intestine, the gallbladder, liver, and pancreas release secretions-such as bile and enzymes-essential for digestion to continue

5.

True or false:

The alimentary tract is composed of four tissue layers.

(a)  

6.

What portion of the alimentary canal is superficial to the muscularis?

a)

None of these

b)

The serosa

c)

The mucous membrane (mucosa)

d)

The submucosa

7.

What is the 3rd level of the alimentary canal?

a)

The submucosa

b)

The muscularis

c)

The mucosa

d)

The serosa

8.

True or false:

The mucosa is AKA the mucous membrane.

(a)  

9.

Identify the correct term:

The tissue of the alimentary canal that lies immediately beneath the mucosa and connects the overlying mucosa to the underlying muscularis.

a)

The muscularis

b)

The submucosa

c)

The mucosa

d)

The serosa

10.

What holds the digestive organs within the abdominal cavity in place?

a)

The peritoneum

b)

The retro-peritoneum

c)

The heart

d)

The stomach

11.

Define the term "peritoneum".

a)

A broad serous membrane sac made up of squamous epithelial tissue surrounded by connective tissue

b)

The chewing of food

c)

The wearing and breaking down of the stomach walls due to an abundance of stomach acids

d)

An overproduction of stomach acids

12.

True or false:

The peritoneum is composed of 2 different regions.

(a)  

13.

True or false:

The peritoneal cavity is the space bounded by the visceral and parietal peritoneal surfaces.

(a)  

14.

How many steps (activities) are there in the process of digestion?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

6

d)

5

15.

What is the correct order of the digestion process?

a)

-Ingestion

-Propulsion

-Mechanical/physical digestion

-Chemical digestion

-Absorption

-Defecation

b)

-Defecation

-Absorption

-Chemical digestion

-Mechanical/physical digestion

-Propulsion

-Ingestion

c)

-Propulsion

-Ingestion

-Mechanical/physical digestion

-Chemical digestion

-Defecation

-Absorption

d)

None of these

16.

Identify the correct term:

The entry of food into the alimentary canal through the mouth.

a)

Ingestion

b)

Propulsion

c)

Defecation

d)

Absorption

17.

Identify the correct term:

The act of swallowing.

a)

Propulsion

b)

Chemical digestion

c)

Defecation

d)

Physical digestion

18.

Identify the correct term:

A purely physical process that does not change the chemical nature of the food.

a)

Mechanical digestion

b)

Absorption

c)

Defecation

d)

Physical digestion

19.

Identify the correct term:

The process of digestive secretions breaking down complex food molecules into their chemical building blocks.

a)

Defecation

b)

Chemical digestion

c)

Propulsion

d)

Mechanical digestion

20.

Identify the correct term:

The process where food has been broken down and is of no value to the body unless it enters the bloodstream and its nutrients are put to work.

a)

Chemical digestion

b)

Propulsion

c)

Physical digestion

d)

Absorption

21.

Identify:

Undigested materials are removed from the body as feces.

a)

Defecation

b)

Absorption

c)

Propulsion

d)

Mechanical digestion

22.

True or false:

The oral cavity is AKA the buccal cavity.

(a)  

23.

Which of these structures do NOT help frame the mouth?

a)

Cheeks

b)

Tongue

c)

Palate

d)

Ear

24.

What are the functions of the tongue?

a)

Positions food for optimal chewing

b)

Gathers food into a bolus (rounded mass)

c)

All of these

d)

Positions food so it can be swallowed

25.

True or false:

The types of papillae (taste buds) are foliate, fungiform, circumvallate, and filiform.

(a)  

26.

True or false:

Salivary glands are major exocrine glands.

(a)  

27.

About how much saliva do the salivary glands secrete on average in a day?

a)

1 to 1.5

b)

2 to 3

c)

4 to 5

d)

1.5 to 3.5

28.

How many pairs are there of salivary glands?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

29.

Identify the correct term:

Glands on the floor of the mouth that secrete saliva into the mouth through submandibular ducts.

a)

Submandibular glands

b)

Sublingual glands

c)

None of these

d)

Parotid glands

30.

Identify the correct term:

Glands which lie below the tongue, and use the lesser sublingual ducts to secrete saliva into the oral cavity.

a)

Sublingual glands

b)

Oral glands

c)

Pancreatic glands

d)

Parotid glands

31.

Identify the correct term:

Glands that secrete saliva into the mouth through the parotic duct.

a)

Sublingual glands

b)

Parotid glands

c)

Submandibular glnds

d)

Pituitary glands

32.

Identify the correct term:

Organs similar to bones that humans use to tear, grind, and otherwise mechanically break down food.

a)

Teeth

b)

Salivary glands

c)

Tongue

d)

Tase buds

33.

True or false:

During the course of a human's lifetime, they have 3 sets of teeth.

(a)  

34.

What is the correct organization of the teeth moving from the center of the mouth, toward the side?

a)

8 incisors

4 cuspids

8 premolars

12 molars

b)

12 molars

8 premolars

4 cuspids

8 incisors

c)

4 cuspids

8 incisors

12 molars

8 premolars

d)

12 incisors

8 cuspids

4 premolars

8 molars

35.

True or false:

The teeth are secured in the alveolar processes (sockets).

(a)  

36.

Identify the correct term:

The tissues that line the alveolar processes and surrounds the neck of teeth. Also commonly called the gums.

a)

Gingivae

b)

Teeth

c)

Mouth

d)

Connective

37.

What are the 2 main parts of the tooth?

a)

Gum and pulp

b)

Root and crown

c)

Molars and incisors

d)

All of these

38.

What is the region of the pulp cavity that runs through the root of the tooth?

a)

The pancreatic cells

b)

The gum canal

c)

The root canal

d)

The gingivae cells

39.

True or false:

Surrounding the pulp cavity is dentin, a gum-like tissue.

(a)  

40.

True or false:

The dentin is covered by an outer layer of enamel, the hardest substance in the body.

(a)  

41.

True or false:

The larynx AKA the throat, is involved in both digestion and respiration.

(a)  

42.

The pharynx has how many subdivions?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

2

d)

3

43.

Identify the correct term:

The most superior subdivision of the throat that is only involved in breathing and speech.

a)

Nasopharynx

b)

Oropharynx

c)

Laryngopharynx

d)

Larynx

44.

Identify the correct term:

The part of the throat used for both breathing and digestion.

a)

Oropharynx

b)

Laryngopharynx

c)

Nasopharynx

d)

Esophagus

45.

Identify the correct term:

The part of the throat used for both breathing and digestion.

a)

Esophagus

b)

Nasopharynx

c)

Laryngopharynx

d)

Oropharynx

46.

Identify the correct term:

A muscular tube approximately 25.4 cm (10in.) in length, that connects the pharynx to the stomach.

a)

The esophagus

b)

The pharynx

c)

The larynx

d)

The trachea

47.

True or false:

The upper two-thirds of the esophagus consists of the both smooth and skeletal muscle fibers, with the latter fading out in the bottom third of the esophagus.

(a)  

48.

True or false:

Deglutition is another word for chewing.

(a)  

49.

How many stages are there in deglutition?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

2

d)

3

50.

What is the voluntary phase of deglutition?

a)

Voluntary control of swallowing

b)

Involuntary control of swallowing

c)

Chemical digestion of food

d)

Mechanical digestion of food

51.

Identify the correct term:

The stimulation of receptors in the oropharynx send impulses to the deglutition center in the medulla oblongata.

a)

The esophageal phase

b)

The pharyngeal phase

c)

The laryngopharynx phase

d)

The oropharynx phase

52.

Identify the correct term:

Peristalsis propels the bolus through the esophagus and toward the stomach.

a)

The pharyngeal phase

b)

The colon phase

c)

The esophageal phase

d)

The voluntary phase

53.

About how big is the stomach?

a)

The size of a fist

b)

The size of a basketball

c)

The size of a golfball

d)

The size of a pinecone

54.

True or false:

The stomach can stretch to hold as much as 4 liters of food and fluid.

(a)  

55.

What organ contains 4 main regions known as the cardia, fundus, body, and pylorus?

a)

The stomach

b)

The colon

c)

The liver

d)

The pancreas

56.

What organs plays several important roles in chemical digestion? Including the continued digestion of carbohydrates and the initial digestion of proteins and triglycerides.

a)

The esophagus

b)

The stomach

c)

The liver

d)

The pancreas

57.

What organ holds food and parses only small amounts of it into the small intestine at a time?

a)

The stomach

b)

The gallbladder

c)

The liver

d)

The diaphragm

58.

What kind of cells make up the stomach's mucosa epithelial lining?

a)

Duodenum cells

b)

Liver mucus cells

c)

Liver mucus cells

d)

Surface mucus cells

59.

Identify the correct term:

Cells located primarily in the middle region of the gastric glands. These are among the most highly differentiated of the body's epithelial cells.

a)

Mucous neck cells

b)

Parietal cells

c)

Chief cells

d)

Enteroendocrine cells

60.

Identify the correct term:

Cells located primarily in the basal regions of gastric glands. These secrete pepsingoen, the inactive proenzyme form of pepsin.

a)

Enteroendocrine cells

b)

Parietal cells

c)

Mucous neck cells

d)

Chief cells

61.

Identify the correct term:

Gastric glands in the upper part of the stomach that contain mucous neck cells that secrete thin, acidic mucous.

a)

Chief cells

b)

Mucous neck cells

c)

Parietal cells

d)

Enteroendocrine cells

62.

Identify the correct term:

Cells found in the gastric glands that secrete various hormones into the interstitial fluid of the lamina propria.

a)

Parietal cells

b)

Chief cells

c)

Enteroendocrine cells

d)

Mucous neck cells

63.

The secretion of gastric juices occurs in how many phases?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

64.

Identify the correct term:

The phase of gastric secretion which is relatively brief, and takes place before food enters the stomach.

a)

The cephalic phase (reflex phase)

b)

The intestinal phase

c)

The gastric phase

d)

The esophageal phase

65.

Identify the correct term:

The phase of gastric secretion that lasts 3 to 4 hours, and is set in motion by local neural and hormonal mechanisms triggered by the entry of food into the stomach

a)

The gastric phase

b)

The esophageal phase

c)

The enteric phase

d)

The hepatic phase

66.

Identify the correct term:

The phase of gastric secretion that has both excitatory and inhibitory elements.

a)

The gastric phase

b)

The intestinal phase

c)

The cephalic (reflex phase)

d)

The esophageal phase

67.

What is the primary digestive organ in the body?

a)

The small intestine

b)

The large intestine

c)

The cecum

d)

The colon

68.

What part of the alimentary canal is the longest measuring in at 3.05 meters (10 feet) long?

a)

The esophagus

b)

The large intestine

c)

The small intestine

d)

The stomach

69.

The coiled tube of the small intestine is subdivided into three regions, what are they in order?

a)

Duodenum

Jejunum

Ileum

b)

Ileum

Jejunum

Duodenum

c)

Jejunum

Duodenum

Ileum

d)

None of these

70.

Which are smaller, microvili or vili?

a)

Microvili

b)

vili

71.

True or false:

The wall of the small intestine is composed of the same four layers typically present in the alimentary system.

(a)  

72.

True or false:

Also called a plica circulare, a circular fold is a deep ridge in the mucosa and submucosa.

(a)  

73.

Which mucosa secretes the hormone motilin?

a)

The duodenal mucosa

b)

The jejunal mucosa

c)

The Ileum mucosa

d)

The hepatic mucosa

74.

If it were possible to see inside the small intestine while it was going through segmentation, what would you see?

a)

Food contents being shoved incrementally back and fourth

b)

Stomach acids being moved back and fourth

c)

Hepatic juices

d)

Pancreatic juices

75.

What is the terminal part of the alimentary canal?

a)

The large intestine

b)

The small intestine

c)

The pancreas

d)

The liver

76.

Identify the correct term:

The primary function is to finish absorption of nutrients and water, synthesize certain vitamins, form feces, and eliminate feces from the body.

a)

The cecum

b)

The small intestine

c)

The large intestine

d)

The pancreas

77.

The large intestine is subdivided into 4 main regions, what are they?

a)

The anus

b)

The colon

c)

The cecum

d)

The rectum

78.

True or false:

There are no circular folds or vili of the large intestine.

(a)  

79.

The wall of the large intestine has lots of intestinal glands which contain 2 types of cells, what are they?

a)

Enterocytes and goblet cells

b)

Digital cells

c)

pacreatic and kidney cells

d)

Rectal cells

80.

True or false:

The large intestine has 4 unique features.

(a)  

81.

Identify the correct term:

Three bands of smooth muscle that make up the longitudinal muscle layer of the muscularis of the large intestine, except at its terminal end.

a)

Cytokines

b)

Epiploic appendages

c)

Teniae coli

d)

Haustra

82.

Identify the correct term:

The small pouches of the colon caused by sacculation (sac formation), which give the colon its segmented appearance.

a)

Haustra

b)

Cytokines

c)

Teniae coli

d)

Epiploic appendages

83.

Identify the correct term:

Small fat-filled sacs of visceral peritoneum that are attached to the teniae coli.

a)

Epiploic appendages

b)

Haustra

c)

Teniae coli

d)

Islet cells

84.

True or false:

Trillions of bacteria live in the large intestine and are referred to as the bacterial flora.

(a)  

85.

What is NOT a function of some of the normal/healthy bacteria of the large intestine?

a)

Facilitate chemical digestion and absorption

b)

Synthesizes vitamins such as biotin, pantothenic acid, and vitamin K

c)

Kills pathogens

d)

None of these

86.

True or false:

The small intestine absorbs remaining water, a process that concerts the liquid chyme residue into semisolid feces.

(a)  

87.

What are feces composed of?

a)

Undigested food residues

b)

Unabsorbed digested substances

c)

Millions of bacteria

d)

Old epithelial cells from the GI mucosa

e)

Inorganic salts and enough water to let it pass smoothly out of the body

88.

True or false:

Feces are eliminated through contractions of the intestinal muscles.

(a)  

89.

True or false:

The process of defecation begins when mass movements force feces from the colon into the rectum, stretching the rectal wall and provoking the defecation reflex, which eliminates feces from the rectum.

(a)  

90.

Chemical digestion in the small intestine relies on the activities of 3 accessory digestive organs, what are they?

a)

The liver

b)

The gallbladder

c)

The pancreas

d)

The kidney

91.

Identify the correct term:

The largest gland in the body, weighing about 3 pounds.

a)

The liver

b)

The heart

c)

The pancreas

d)

The gallbladder

92.

Identify the correct term:

The organ divided into 2 primary lobes, a large right lobe, and a much smaller left lobe.

a)

The gallbladder

b)

The kidneys

c)

The lungs

d)

The liver

93.

True or false:

The porta hepatis is where the hepatic artery and hepatic portal vein enter the liver.

(a)  

94.

What are the 3 main components of the liver?

a)

Bile canaliculi

b)

Hepatocytes

c)

Hasutra

d)

Hepatic sinusoids

95.

What is bile?

a)

A type of salivary gland

b)

An organ of the body

c)

Emulsifying agents that are important for the absorption of digested lipids

d)

An enzyme secreted by the pancreas

96.

Identify the correct term:

The main bile pigment, also a waste product, that is produced when the spleen removes old or damaged red blood cells from the circulation.

a)

Blood

b)

Bilirubin

c)

Bile

d)

Urea

97.

Identify the correct term:

This soft, oblong, glandular organ lies transversely in the retroperitoneum behind the stomach.

a)

The liver

b)

The pancreas

c)

The stomach

d)

The heart

98.

Identify the correct term:

Cells of the pancreas that secrete rich pancreatic juice into tiny merging ducts that form 2 dominant ducts.

a)

Immunoglobulins

b)

Acinar cells

c)

Cells of langerhans

d)

Islet cells

99.

Identify the correct term:

Vital cells of the pancreas that produces the hormones pancreatic polypeptide, insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin.

a)

Islets of langerhans

b)

Polypeptide cells

c)

Acinar cells

d)

Hepatic cells

100.

True or false:

The pancreas produces over a liter of pancreatic juice a day.

(a)  

101.

Identify the correct term:

The muscular sac that stores, concentrates, and when stimulated, propels the bile into the duodenum via the common bile duct.

a)

The pancreas

b)

The gallbladder

c)

The spleen

d)

The liver

102.

The gallbladder is divided into how many regions?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

5

103.

Identify the correct term:

This duct is 1-2 cm (less than 1 in) long and turns inferiorly as it bridges the neck and hepatic duct.

a)

The cystic duct

b)

The endocrine duct

c)

The islet duct

d)

The pancreatic duct

104.

Identify the correct term:

A complex process that reduces food into its chemical building blocks, which are then absorbed to nourish the cells of the body.

a)

Physical digestion

b)

Mechanical digestion

c)

Chemical digestion

d)

Phosphate digestion

105.

True or false:

The average american diet is about 50% carbohydrates.

(a)  

106.

Which is a carb that can't be broken down by the body?

a)

Cellulose

b)

Maltose

c)

Lactose

d)

Sucrose

107.

What carbs can be broken down by the body?

a)

Sucrose

b)

Maltose

c)

Lactose

d)

Glycogen

e)

Starch

108.

Identify the correct term:

Polymers composed of amino acids linked by peptide bonds to form long chains.

a)

Proteins

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Vitamins

d)

Lipids

109.

True or false:

Humans usually consume about 15 to 20% of their total calorie intake as protein.

(a)  

110.

True or false:

A healthy diet limits lipid intake to 10% of total calorie intake.

(a)  

111.

Identify the correct term:

The most common dietary lipids that are made up of a glycerol molecule bound to 3 fatty acid chains.

a)

Triglycerides

b)

Polysaccharides

c)

Glucose

d)

Monosaccharides

112.

What are the 3 lipases responsible for lipid digestion?

a)

Lingual lipase

b)

Hepatic lipase

c)

Gastric lipase

d)

Pancreatic lipase

113.

True or false:

The absorptive capacity of the alimentary canal is almost endless.

(a)  

114.

True or false:

Each day, the alimentary canal processes up to 15 liters of food, liquids, and GI secretions.

(a)  

115.

Identify the correct term:

The site where all ingested food electrolytes (80%) and water (90%) are absorbed.

a)

The small intestine

b)

The large intestine

c)

The pancreas

d)

The liver

116.

Absorption can occur through five mechanisms, what are they?

a)

1) Active transport

2) Passive diffusion

3) Facilitated diffusion

4) Co-transport/secondary active transport

5) Endocytosis

b)

1) Passive diffusion

2) Active transport

3) Endocytosis

4) Facilitated diffusion

5) Co-transport/secondary active transport

c)

1) Co-transport/secondary active transport

2) Active transport

3) Facilitated diffusion

4) Endocytosis

5) Passive diffusion

d)

1) Endocytosis

2) Co-transport/secondary active transport

3) Facilitated diffusion

4) Passive diffusion

5) Active transport