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Digestive Chapter Test

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What might happen if your body couldn't process glucose?

a)

You wouldn't be able to digest food

b)

You wouldn't have the energy to function

c)

You would become more likely to catch diseases

d)

You would constantly be thirsty for water

2.

What happen to the glucose that isn't absorbed by diabetics' bodies?

a)

It's expelled from their bodies

b)

It collects in their body fat

c)

It's stored in their pancreases

d)

It's converted to other chemicals

3.

Where in your body can you find glucose?

a)

In your pancreas

b)

Inside your red blood cells

c)

In your bladder

d)

In virtually all your cells

4.

Insulin inhibits the release of what

a)

Glucagon

b)

ADH

c)

Beta cells

d)

Somatostatin

5.

Do you get diabetes from eating too much candy?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

I don't know

6.

People with diabetes can eat as many fruits as they want.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Having diabetes means you're more likely to have high blood pressure.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Why can't the pancreas make insulin in type 1 diabetes?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

9.

When a person has type 1 diabetes

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

10.

Once a person has type 1 diabetes

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

11.

People with type 1 diabetes need to

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

12.

With type 2 diabetes

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

13.

When glucose is less able to enter the cells and supply energy, it's called

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

14.

T/F: People can prevent type 1 diabetes

a)

true

b)

false

15.

T/F: People can prevent type 2 diabetes

a)

true

b)

false

16.

T/F: Most people who have type 2 diabetes are overweight

a)

true

b)

false

17.
The organ responsible for producing both insulin and glucagon is...
a)
Liver
b)
Heart
c)
Pancreas
d)
Gallbladder
18.

What is the function of insulin?

a)

diagnose diabetes

b)

turn glucose into energy

c)

help glucose enter the cells of the body

d)

all choices

19.
Insulin
a)
lowers your blood sugar levels
b)
blocks the sugar in your bloodstream from doing what it is supposed to do
c)
gives you diabetes
20.

Type 1 diabetes is...

a)

genetic (you get it from your parents)

b)

when you have it only when you are older

c)

something you can stop

d)

when you are fine

21.

Type 2 diabetes is...

a)

something you only have as a child

b)

genetic (you get it from your parents)

c)

when you can eat lots of sweets

d)

caused by eating too much and not exercising

22.

To prevent type 2 diabetes you should...

a)

not eat healthy food

b)

sit around and eat McDonalds

c)

exercise and eat healthy food

d)

sleep lots

23.

During digestion, ________ are broken down into _________ which provides ________ for the cells.

a)

Fats, amino acids, oxygen

b)

Fibers, fatty acids, free radicals

c)

Carbohydrates, glucose, energy

d)

Proteins, sugar, fuel

24.

The pancreas releases insulin when:

a)

Stress hormones rise

b)

Blood glucose levels get low

c)

A person exercise

d)

Blood glucose levels rise after eating

25.

How do type 1 and type 2 diabetes differ?

Question options:

a)

Type 1 diabetes usually develops in childhood or at a young age.

b)

Type 2 diabetes causes difficulty in the body's use of insulin.

c)

Both of the above

d)

Neither of the above

26.

If you haven't eaten all day, what hormone is your pancreas most likely secreting?

a)

Insulin

b)

Hemoglobin

c)

Glucagon

d)

Betadine

27.

This sends a signal that glucose should be allowed to enter cells.

a)

Glucose Transport Protein

b)

Insulin joining up with an insulin receptor

c)

Glucose passing through a protein

d)

None of these

28.

Which of these would NOT occur as a result of Type 1 Diabetes?

a)

Insulin joins up with an insulin receptor.

b)

Glucose enters a cell through glucose transport proteins.

c)

The pancreas would release normal amounts of insulin.

d)

All of these

29.

digests starches in the mouth

a)

bile

b)

pepsin

c)

salivary amylase

d)

pancreatic lipase

30.

salivary amylase is produced in the __.

a)

small intestine

b)

salivary glands

c)

gastric glands

d)

pancreas

31.

The process of chewing one’s food

a)

Salivary amylase

b)

Chyme

c)

Mastication

d)

Fiber

32.

A condition in which blood sugar levels rise far above normal levels

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Hyperglycemia

c)

Hypoglycemia

d)

Jejunum

33.

Small, finger-like projections that protrude from the lining of the intestinal wall, increasing the surface area for nutrient absorption

a)

Small Intestines

b)

Stomach

c)

Intestinal Villi

d)

Duodenum

34.

The state of the body in which variables are regulated so that internal conditions remain stable and relatively constant

a)

Hyperglycemia

b)

Hypoglycemia

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Glucagon

35.

A condition in which blood sugar levels fall far below normal levels

a)

Hyperglycemia

b)

Hypoglycemia

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Liver

36.

Is the semifluid mass of partly digested food that is expelled by the stomach into the duodenum and moves through the intestines during digestion

a)

Mastication

b)

Chyme

c)

Maltase

d)

Salivary Amylase

37.

The hormone produced in the pancreas that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood

a)

Chyme

b)

Insulin

c)

Glucagon

d)

Fiber

38.

A muscular tube connecting the throat (pharynx) with the stomach

a)

Intestinal Villi

b)

Jejunum

c)

Duodenum

d)

Esophagus

39.

A large lobed organ found in the abdomen, involved in many metabolic processes

a)

Stomach

b)

Pancreas

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Liver

40.

The part of the small intestine between the duodenum and ileum

a)

Duodenum

b)

Jejunum

c)

Intestinal Villi

d)

Fiver

41.

The first part of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach, leading to the jejunum

a)

Duodenum

b)

Ileum

c)

Liver

d)

Pancreas

42.

Produced by of the pancreas, and it raises the concentration of glucose in the bloodstream

a)

Fiber

b)

Chyme

c)

Insulin

d)

Glucagon

43.

A muscular organ located on the left side of the upper abdomen; it receives food from the esophagus

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Stomach

d)

Small Intestines

44.

Also called the colon or the large bowel, is the last part of the digestive system

a)

Small Intestines

b)

Large Intestines

c)

Stomach

d)

Liver

45.

What is the material that is not digested or absorbed when digestion is finished called?

a)

Feces

b)

Urine

c)

Chyme

d)

Bolus

46.

What region is number 6?

a)

Rectum

b)

Cecum

c)

Sigmoid colon

d)

Descending colon

47.

What region is number 9?

a)

Cecum

b)

Transverse colon

c)

Appendix

d)

Ascending colon

48.
This is an opening where solid waste is eliminated.
a)
small intestine
b)
large intestine
c)
anus
d)
rectum
49.

The functions of large intestine (check all that apply)

a)

is to absorb water from the remaining indigestible food matter

b)

to pass the useless waste material from the body

c)

to absorb amino acids into bloodstream

d)

to digest undigested food

50.

What region is number 1?

a)

Transverse colon

b)

Ascending colon

c)

Descending colon

d)

Sigmoid colon

51.

What region is number 8?

a)

Ascending colon

b)

Descending colon

c)

Transverse colon

d)

Sigmoid colon

52.

Which two organs carry out most carbohydrate digestion?

a)

mouth

b)

stomach

c)

small intestine

d)

liver

e)

large intestine

53.

Carbohydrate digestion occurs in the stomach.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Which of the following is NOT a significant source of resistant starches?

a)

bananas

b)

potatoes

c)

milk

d)

legumes

e)

grains

55.

Therapeutic diet refers to

a)

diabetes

b)

food allergies

c)

the use of diet or certain foods in the treatment and

management of diseases.

d)

a medical condition

56.

Blood leaves the small intestine and head to the liver via the

a)

hepatic portal vein

b)

aorta

c)

capillaries

d)

vena cava

e)

abdominal aorta

57.

When comparing ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, which of the following is correct?

a)

U.C. is a disease of the small intestine; Crohn's is a disease of one of the large intestine

b)

U.C. is a diseasae of the large intestine, Crohn's disease is of the small intestine

c)

both are diseases of the large intestine

d)

both are diseases that can appear in either the large or small intestine.

58.

Which of the following describes the function of the cardiac sphincter?

a)

it keeps feed in the stomach and from entering the esophagus

b)

it keeps food i the stomach from entering the duodenum

c)

it keeps chyme in the small intestine from entering the large intestine

d)

it keeps chyme in the duodenum from entering the stomach

59.

The three hallmark symptoms of diabetes type 1 are

a)

polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria

b)

increase thirst, inrease hunger, increase urination

c)

hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, hypertension

d)

A and B only

60.

Jack, who was admitted with 15 loose, watery bowel movements needs to be watched closely for which complication?

a)

diaper rash

b)

dehydration

c)

irritability

d)

nothing, just send him home

61.

Mr. Smith, age 64, is admitted with a blockage in the liver ducts. His skin and sclera have turned yellow from the back up of bile. His diagnosis is:

a)

colon cancer

b)

jaundice

c)

cholelithiasis

d)

diabetes

62.

Nancy nurse, age 27, is admitted after being stuck with an infected needle. She is undergoing tests for possible inflammation of the liver, her diagnosis is:

a)

hepatitis

b)

jaundice

c)

cholelithiasis

d)

diabetes

63.

In Type 2 diabetes:

a)

cells become resistant to insulin, pills are given to increase sensitivity

b)

insulin is always the first intervention

c)

patients are often underweight and undernourished

d)

diagnosis is usually before adolescence

64.

After dinner, you have a bad case of diarrhea. which organ is most likely not functioning properly?

a)

stomach

b)

small intestiine

c)

large intestine

d)

liver

65.

These three organs are called secondary, or auxilliary digestive organs because

a)

they are the second place food goes when being digested

b)

they are unnecessary for digestion, we don't need them.

c)

they are only used for mechanical digestion

d)

they aide in digestion process, but are not part of the digestive tract

66.

What is the alimentary canal?

a)

the portion of the digestive system that food travels through

b)

the portion of the digestive system that food does not travel through

c)

the longest portion of the large intestine

d)

the last part of the small intestine

67.

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

a)

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

b)

it allows more time for the food to be in the organ which allows more absorption to take place

c)

it provides more surface area for mucus which helps digested food more more smoothly

68.

Inflammation of the gallbladder- usually due to gallstones- s/s nausea and abdominal pain usually worse after high fat meal

a)

cholecystitis

b)

gastroesophageal reflux

c)

gastroenteritis

d)

cirrhosis

69.

Scarring (fibrosis) of the liver - caused by chronic alcohol abuse or abuse of medicines broken down by liver

a)

cholecystitis

b)

gastroesophageal reflux

c)

gastroentereitis

d)

chrrhosis

70.

When a virus or bacteria irritates the large intestine so contents don't get to stay long enough to have enough water reabsorbed - end up having loose, watery bowel movements

a)

cleft palate

b)

constipation

c)

diarrhea

d)

obstipation

71.

Inflammation of the liver caused by a virus. can be acute or chronic.

a)

irritable bowel syndrome

b)

hepatitis

c)

peptic ulcer

d)

obesity

72.

Which strain of the hepatitis virus is caused by consuming food or water that has been contaminated with feces?

a)

Hepatitis A

b)

Hepatitis B

c)

Hepatitis C

d)

Hepatitis D

73.

Mr. Potato Head, age 39, is admitted for colon cancer. he is having a colon resection to remove the cancerous part of his colon. He will likely have which of the following to allow his bowel to heal from surgery.

a)

colonscopy

b)

endoscopy

c)

cholecystectomy

d)

colostomy

74.

A diabetic passes out at a party you are attending. You know she exercised earlier and hasn't eaten since. Most likely she is experiencing a

a)

hyperglycemic episode

b)

hypoglycemic episode

c)

ketotic episode

d)

none of the above

75.

Typically, if a patient passes out you should assume that the patient is experiencing

a)

hypoglycemia. use white cake icing is unconscious

b)

hyperglycemia, give the patient water if alert

c)

nothing, just protect the head

d)

check the carotid pulse

76.

Exercise affects blood sugar by making blood move too quickly in the veins for sugar proteins to attach to the cells.

a)

true

b)

false