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ANP140: Digestive System

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Receptive Relaxation

a)

The process by which the stomach contracts to mix food with digestive enzymes.

b)

The rapid emptying of stomach contents into the small intestine.

c)

Reflex of the stomach that prepares it to receive food

d)

The increase in acid secretion in response to food entering the stomach.

2.

An increase in the number of action potentials increases the rate of contraction in the stomach

a)

False

b)

True

3.

Produce HCl and Intrinsic Factor

a)

Mucous Cells

b)

Parietal Cells

c)

Chief Cells

d)

Enteroendocrine Cells (G cells)

4.

What role does the liver play in digestion?

a)

It produces enzymes that break down proteins

b)

It absorbs nutrients from digested food

c)

It produces bile to help break down fats

d)

It cleans blood leaving the GI tract

e)

Store extra undigested food

5.

Parietal cells are stimulated by which of the following to secrete HCl?

a)

PSNS

b)

CCK

c)

Histamine

d)

Gastrin

e)

Secretin

6.

What is the function of enteroendocrine cells (G cells)?

a)

Secrete mucus to protect cells in the stomach from acid

b)

Secrete HCl and intrinsic factor

c)

Secrete gastric lipase and pepsinogen

d)

Release hormones (gastrin) and paracrine messengers (histamine)

7.

Set by pacemaker activity in longitudinal smooth muscle

a)

Peristaltic waves

b)

Segmentation

c)

Receptive relaxation

d)

Propulsion

8.

Secrete mucus to protect cells in the stomach from acid

a)

Enteroendocrine Cells (G cells)

b)

Chief Cells

c)

Mucous Cells

d)

Parietal Cells

9.

Kills Bacteria, Denatures proteins, and activates pepsin and gastric lipase

a)

HCl

b)

Pepsin

c)

Intrinsic Factor

d)

Mucus

10.

Secrete Gastric Lipase and Pepsinogen

a)

Mucous Cells

b)

Parietal Cells

c)

Chief Cells

d)

Enteroendocrine Cells (G cells)

11.

Which of the following binds vitamin B12

a)

Pepsin

b)

Peptides

c)

HCl

d)

Intrinsic Factor

12.

What is a zymogen?

a)

A fully active enzyme that immediately catalyzes reactions upon synthesis

b)

A digestive hormone that regulates enzyme secretion

c)

An inactive precursor of an enzyme that requires activation to become functional

d)

A type of protein that serves as a structural component in cells

13.

Which of the following digests proteins?

a)

Pepsin

b)

Peptides

c)

HCl

d)

Intrinsic Factor

14.

Sensory input is sight, smell, and thought of food

a)

Gastric Phase

b)

Cephalic Phase

c)

Intestinal Phase

d)

Receptive relaxation

15.

Which of the following is the correct order of the cephalic phase?

a)

Seeing a burger, increased SNS to stomach, increased gastric motility and exocrine secretions

b)

Stretch in the stomach, increased PSNS and enteric NS, secretion of ACh/gastrin/histamine, increased exocrine secretions and gastric motility

c)

The smell of a brownie, increased PSNS to the stomach, increased gastric motility and exocrine secretions

16.

What is the function of bile in the digestive system?

a)

It breaks down proteins

b)

It neutralizes stomach acid

c)

It emulsifies fats

d)

It absorbs vitamins

17.

What is the role of the stomach in digestion?

a)

It absorbs nutrients and water

b)

It produces bile

c)

It churns food and mixes it with digestive juices

d)

It is the primary site for the absorption of vitamins

18.

Which stimulus initiates the gastric phase? (There may be more than one answer)

a)

Smell of Food

b)

Increased Amino Acids

c)

Increased presence of Fats

d)

Stretch

e)

Decreased pH

19.

______ percent of proteins are digested in the stomach.

a)

10%

b)

10-15%

c)

15%

d)

20%

20.

______ percent of fats are digested in the stomach.

a)

10%

b)

10-15%

c)

15%

d)

20%

21.

What stimulates the release of bile from the gallbladder?

a)

Secretin

b)

Histamine

c)

CCK

d)

Gastrin

22.

In the enterogastric reflex, the SNS _______ while the PSNS _______ emptying from the stomach.

a)

increases; decreases

b)

decreases; decreases

c)

decreases; increases

d)

increases; increases

23.

Which of the following are needed to activate pepsin?

a)

Pepsinogen

b)

Peptides

c)

HCl

d)

Intrinsic Factor

24.

Where is the IF-B12 complex absorbed?

a)

Stomach

b)

Ileum

c)

Duodenum

d)

Liver

25.

Increased PSNS by the vagus nerve to stomach (in the cephalic phase) causing what to occur?

a)

Increased Secretion of HCl

b)

Decreased gastric motility

c)

Increased peristalsis

d)

Increased secretion of enzymes

26.

What is the correct order of the layers of the GI tract from deep to superficial?

a)

Serosa, Muscularis Externa, Submucosa, Mucosa, Lumen

b)

Muscularis Externa, Submucosa, Serosa, Mucosa, Lumen

c)

Lumen, mucosa, submucosa, muscularis externa, serosa

d)

Lumen, mucosa, submucosa, serosa, muscularis externa

27.

The submucosal nerve plexus controls which of the following?

a)

Narrowing motions of GI tract

b)

Motility

c)

Shortening and elongation of the GI tract

d)

Secretions

28.

What is the membrane that surrounds all organs in the abdomen?

a)

Greater Omentum

b)

Peritoneum

c)

Lesser Omentum

d)

Fascia

29.

Carbohydrates are broken down into:

a)

Glucose

b)

Galactose

c)

Maltase

d)

Monosaccharides

e)

Fructose

30.

Which of the following is not a function of the digestive system?

a)

Motility

b)

Absorption

c)

Heat production

d)

Digestion