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AP: Module 8: Digestive

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The arrow is pointing toward the:

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2.

The brackets are pointing toward the:

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3.

Which of the following are types of partially digested food? (select two)

a)

Chronus

b)

Bolus

c)

Rugae

d)

Chyme

4.

What is mastication?

a)

Chewing food to be swallowed

b)

Transport of nutrients from the blood to tissues

c)

Secretion of gastric juices

d)

Opening of a sphincter to allow food passage

5.

True/False: Chemical and mechanical digestion begins at the mouth.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Where does digestion of carbohydrates begin?

a)

The stomach

b)

The mouth

c)

The esophagus

d)

The small intestine

7.

What is the name of the sphincter that divides the stomach and small intestine?

(a)  

8.

What part of the small intestine connects to the large intestine?

a)

Duodenum

b)

Ileum

c)

Jejunum

9.

Which of the following are true of villi? (select all that apply)

a)

Found in stomach and small intestine

b)

Small, fingerlike projections

c)

Increase surface area

d)

Aid peristalsis

10.

Where does absorption of nutrients occur?

a)

Mouth

b)

Stomach

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Large Intestine

11.

Involuntary muscle contractions that move food.

a)

Segmentation

b)

Flexion

c)

Swallowing

d)

Peristalsis

12.
Nutrients from digested food are absorbed in which digestive organ?
a)
Small Intestine
b)
Stomach
c)
Large Intestine
d)
Gallbladder
13.
Which part carries food into your stomach?
a)
esophagus
b)
mouth
c)
trachea
d)
vessels
14.

This produces digestive juices that help to further break down the food in the small Intestine. It also produces insulin.

a)

Stomach

b)

Liver

c)

Gall Bladder

d)

Pancreas

15.

Which 2 organs store solid waste and then allow it to pass through and leave the body?

a)

Small and large intestine

b)

Rectum and Anus

c)

Stomach and Small Intestine

d)

Liver and Large Intestine

16.

Structure 4 is the

a)

pancreas

b)

liver

c)

stomach

d)

gall bladder

17.

Structure 17 is the

a)

pancreas

b)

liver

c)

stomach

d)

gall bladder

18.

Structure 20 is the

a)

pancreas

b)

stomach

c)

large intestine

d)

small intestine

19.

Structure 8 is the

a)

pancreas

b)

stomach

c)

large intestine

d)

small intestine

20.

Structure 11 is the

a)

gall bladder

b)

appendix

c)

large intestine

d)

small intestine

21.

The mouth carries out

a)

mechanical digestion

b)

chemical digestion

c)

mechanical and chemical digestion

d)

No digestion

22.
A bolus...
a)

Helps digest starch

b)

Combination of saliva and food

c)

Creates antibacterial activity in the mouth

d)

Acts as a lubricant

23.

Stores bile produced by the liver

a)
liver
b)
gallbladder
c)
pancreas
24.
Muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
a)
Epiglottis
b)
Peristalsis
c)
Stomach
d)
Esophagus
25.
Predict the next digestive system organ in the following sequence: mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, ______
a)
liver
b)
kidneys
c)
small intestines
d)
large intestines
26.

The structure that keeps food from entering the trachea is called the _____________.

a)

Salivary gland

b)

Epiglottis

c)

Pharynx

d)

Esophagus

27.
What churns food and breaks it down further using strong acids?
a)
Stomach
b)
Salivary glands
c)
Liver
28.

Where do the nutrients go after the small intestine has absorbed them?

a)
bloodstream
b)
stomach
c)
esophagus
d)
kidneys
29.
What does the liver do?
a)
Absorbs water from the gut
b)
Makes bile to break down fats
c)
Makes enzymes
d)
Stores glycerol
30.

What are the fingerlike structures located in the small intestine that absorbs nutrients?

a)

Duodenum

b)

Villi

c)

Bile

d)

Pancreas

31.

Which of the following lists the digestive organs in the correct order from start to finish?

a)

mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus

b)

mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine, anus

c)

mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, anus

d)

mouth, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus

32.

Red arrow?

a)

duodenum

b)

jejunum

c)

ileum

d)

pylorus

33.

red arrow?

a)

sigmoid colon

b)

cardiac sphincter

c)

pyloric sphincter

d)

ileocecal valve

34.

red arrow?

a)

duodenum

b)

jejunum

c)

ileum

d)

cecum

35.

What is F?

a)

Longitudinal muscles

b)

Fundus

c)

Pyloric sphincter

d)

Cardioesophegeal sphincter

e)

rugae

36.
Regulates the exit of food from the stomach
a)
Large Intestine
b)
Rectum
c)
Pyloric Sphincter Valve
d)
Cloaca
37.

Lower Esophageal Sphincter

a)

Controls stomach emptying into duodenum

b)

Allow for special type of peristalsis called churning

c)

Controls stomach filling and prevents back flow into esophagus

d)

Vigorous muscular movement in several directions to break up solids

38.

Pyloric Sphincter

a)

Controls stomach emptying into duodenum

b)

Allow for special type of peristalsis called churning

c)

Controls stomach filling and prevents back flow into esophagus

d)

Vigorous muscular movement in several directions to break up solids

39.

Which cranial nerve innervates the stomach?

a)

glossopharyngeal

b)

hypoglossal

c)

trigeminal

d)

vagus nerve

40.

If a person is in a stressful situation and their sympathetic nervous system is engaged, which of the following will occur?

a)

fight or flight engaged

b)

Digestion system slows down

c)

Digestion speeds up

d)

Fight or flight is disengaged

41.

Where is the hormone Insulin produced?

a)

ALPHA CELLS OF THE ISLETS OF LANGERHANS OF THE PANCREAS

b)

BETA CELLS OF THE ISLETS OF LANGERHANS OF THE PANCREAS.

c)

DELTA CELLS OF THE ISLETS OF LANGERHANS OF THE PANCREAS

d)

LAMBDA CELLS OF THE ISLETS OF LANGERHANS OF THE PANCREAS

42.

The most important stimulus of insulin production.

a)

GLUCOSE

b)

GLYCOGEN

c)

GROWTH HORMONE

d)

GALACTOSE

43.

Primary stimulus for glucagon secretion.

a)

LOW BLOOD SUGAR

b)

NORMAL BLOOD SUGAR

c)

HIGH BLOOD SUGAR

d)

EXTREMELY HIGH BLOOD SUGAR

44.

Amylase breaks down:

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Fiber

45.

Lipase catalyses the decomposition (breakdown) of

a)

Fat

b)

Lipids

c)

Oils

d)

Starch

46.
What happens when the food goes to the small intestine?
a)
nutrients gets into the blood
b)
the food keeps on going
c)
nothing
47.
The red organ is
a)
stomach
b)
small intestine
c)
large intestine
d)
liver
48.
The highlighted organ is the
a)
liver
b)
large intestine
c)
small intestine
d)
stomach
49.
Saliva contains this enzyme to start the digestive process.
a)
spit
b)
amylase
c)
hydrochloric acid
d)
sodium bicarbonate
50.
Amylase breaks down simple ________.
a)
fats
b)
proteins
c)
amino acids
d)
starches/carbs
51.
The mass of digesting food in your stomach is called...
a)
gross
b)
acid
c)
chyme
d)
feces
52.
The main purpose of the large intestine.
a)
absorb hormones
b)
absorb protein
c)
absorb nutrients
d)

reabsorb water

53.
The organ that stores bile.
a)
gall bladder
b)
stomach
c)
liver
d)
appendix
54.
Bile is made by which digestive organ?
a)
Gallbladder
b)
Stomach
c)
Rectum
d)
Liver
55.
The opening at the end of the digestive system where solid waste comes out is the...
a)
rectum
b)
anus
c)
mouth
d)
large intestine
56.

Which hormone raises blood sugar levels

a)

glycogen

b)

glucose

c)

insulin

d)

glucagon

57.

Which hormone lowers blood sugar levels

a)

glycogen

b)

glucose

c)

insulin

d)

glucagon

58.

The hormone secreted when you havent eaten in a while does what ?

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59.

Which hormone increases glucose in the bloodstream (blood glucose levels)?

a)

Insulin

b)

Glucagon

60.

Which hormone decreases glucose in the bloodstream (blood glucose levels)?

a)

Insulin

b)

Glucagon

61.

Insulin is released as a result of:

a)

High levels of glucose in the blood

b)

Low levels of glucose in the blood

62.

Glucagon is released as a result of:

a)

High levels of glucose in the blood

b)

Low levels of glucose in the blood

63.

After eating a meal such as wholewheat pasta, complex carbs are broken down into glucose

a)

True

b)

False

64.

After eating a meal - there is an increase in blood glucose

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Diffusion of glucose into beta cells stimulates the release of insulin

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Diffusion of glucose into beta cells stimulates the release of glucagon

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Insulin in the bloodstream speeds up the diffusion of glucose into cells (especially in skeletal muscle)

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Following the release of insulin - the conversion of excess glucose in the bloodstream to glycogen for storage in the liver and skeletal muscles is known as:

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Glycogenolysis

c)

Lipolysis

d)

Glycogenesis

69.

This is an image of

a)

Mouth

b)

Esphogaus

c)

Stomach

d)

Liver

70.

Where is the acid level of the GI tract the highest?

a)

the mouth

b)

the esophagus

c)

the stomach

d)

the small intestine

71.

How does the GI tract protect itself from the harmful effects of stomach acid?

a)

Mucus

b)

Buffers from the Pancreas

c)

Watery Secretions

d)

All of these

72.

The terms "small" and "large" in the intestines refer to

a)

Length

b)

Wall size

c)

Diameter

d)

Importance

73.

What is the function of the uvula?

(a)  

74.

Covers the trachea upon swallowing

(a)  

75.

The entire abdominal cavity is called the (a)   cavity

76.

The functions of large intestine are

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

77.

What region is number 1?

a)

Transverse colon

b)

Ascending colon

c)

Descending colon

d)

Sigmoid colon

78.

What region is number 8?

a)

Ascending colon

b)

Descending colon

c)

Transverse colon

d)

Sigmoid colon

79.

What is the combining form for lips?

a)

dent/o

b)

chole

c)

cheil/o

d)

lingu/o

80.

How acidic are the juices of the stomach?

a)

pH 1-3

b)

pH 3-5

c)

pH 5-7

d)

pH 7-9

81.

The first part of the large intestines?

(a)  

82.

What hangs onto the cecum?

(a)  

83.

What quadrant is the appendix located?

(a)  

84.

Glucagon will (a)   blood sugar.

85.

Folds in the stomach that allow for expansion.

(a)  

86.

Bowel Sounds

a)

Hyperactive

1.

Loud and intense frequency about every 3 seconds

b)

Hypoactive

2.

Diminished occurring less than 1 minute impaired motility

c)

Absence

3.

Bowel Obstruction

d)

To chart absence

4.

Listen for bowel sounds for 5 minutes

e)

In the event of unexpected bowel sounds,

5.

Request a second nurse to validate your assessment findings

87.

Bowel Sounds: Expected Findings: Sound and Frequency?

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