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Digestive System Structures and Functions

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following structures is labeled by number 1?

a)

the laryngopharynx

b)

the oropharynx

c)

the pharynx

d)

the larynx

2.

Which of the following structures is labeled by number 2?

a)

the laryngopharynx

b)

the oropharynx

c)

the pharynx

d)

the larynx

3.

Which of the following is labeled by number 1? 2? 3?

a)

parotid gland, sublingual gland, submandibular gland

b)

submandibular gland, parotid gland, sublingual gland

c)

parotid gland, submandibular gland, sublingual gland

d)

sublingual gland, parotid gland, submandibular gland

4.

Which of the following is labeled by numbers 1? 2?

a)

the fundus and body

b)

the pyloric sphincter and esophagus

c)

the esophagus and lesser curvature

d)

the duodenum and greater curvature

5.

Which of the following is labeled by number 3?

a)

the pyloric sphincter

b)

the duodenum

c)

the body

d)

the rugae of mucosa

6.

Which of the following is labeled by numbers 4 and 5?

a)

the pyloric sphincter and fundus

b)

the duodenum and lesser curvature

c)

the body and pyloric sphincter

d)

the rugae of mucosa and esophagus

7.

Which of the following is labeled by numbers 6 and 7?

a)

the pyloric sphincter and fundus

b)

the duodenum and lesser curvature

c)

the body and greater curvature

d)

the rugae of mucosa and esophagus

8.

Which structure is labeled by number 1?

a)

transverse colon

b)

ascending colon

c)

ileocecal valve

d)

the cecum

9.

Which structure is labeled by number 2?

a)

descending colon

b)

ascending colon

c)

ileocecal valve

d)

the cecum

10.

Which structure is labeled by number 3?

a)

appendix colon

b)

sigmoid colon

c)

ileocecal valve

d)

the cecum

11.

Which structure is labeled by number 4?

a)

the appendix

b)

sigmoid colon

c)

external sphincter

d)

the cecum

12.

Which structure is labeled by number 5?

a)

external sphincter

b)

sigmoid colon

c)

the appendix

d)

the cecum

13.

Which structure is labeled by number 6?

a)

external sphincter

b)

the rectum

c)

the appendix

d)

sigmoid colon

14.

Which structure is labeled by number 7?

a)

the mesentery

b)

sigmoid colon

c)

external anal sphincter

d)

the anal canal

15.

Which structure is labeled by numbers 8 and 9?

a)

the descending colon and sigmoid colon

b)

the sigmoid colon and descending colon

c)

the ascending colon and sigmoid colon

d)

the descending colon and ascending colon

16.

Which structure is labeled by number 10?

a)

the ileocecal valve

b)

the anal canal

c)

the external anal sphincter

d)

the mesentery

17.

Label the following structures of the digestive system

18.

Match the following terms.

a)

eating

1.

ingestion

b)

movement of food through the alimentary canal

2.

propulsion

c)

major means of propulsion of food that involves alternating waves of contraction and relaxation

3.

peristalsis

d)

local constriction of intestine that mixes food with digestive juices

4.

segmentation

e)

series of catabolic steps that involves enzymes that break down food into chemical building blocks

5.

digestion

19.

Match the following terms with which term they belong.

Categorize the following

mouth

pharync

esophagus

stomach

small & large intestines

anus

teeth

tongue

gallbladder

alimentary canal
accessory organs
20.

Match the following major regions of the digestive tract with their accessory organs and parts.

Categorize the following

salivary glands

tubular mucous glands

tube-like glands

mucous cells

duodenum

jejunum

ileum

liver

gallbladder

pancreas

oral cavity
pharynx and esophagus
stomach
small intestine
21.

What are the different parts of the large intestine and what is its accessory organs?

a)

parts: duodenum, cecum, colon, rectum; AO is tubular glands

b)

parts: cecum, colon, rectum, anal canal; AO is mucous glands

22.

What is the fan-shaped fold that attaches intestine to the posterior wall of the abdomen?

a)

the transverse mesocolon

b)

the sigmoid mesocolon

c)

the greater omentum

d)

the mesentery

23.

Which organ functions for the storage of bile that is concentrated by 5-10X?

a)

liver

b)

gallbladder

c)

pancreas

d)

appendix

24.

Which subdivision of the large intestine includes three rectal valves that stop feces from being passed with gas?

a)

rectum

b)

descending colon

c)

sigmoid colon

d)

anal canal

25.

T/F: The appendix is a MALT of the immune system found connected to the large intestine.

a)

true

b)

false

26.

What are pocketlike sacs caused by tone of teniae coli?

a)

fermentation

b)

chyme

c)

rugae

d)

haustra

27.

T/F: villi can be found on microvilli

a)

true

b)

false