Alimentary system practice quiz

Question 1

T/F: you would find a canine tooth in a herbivore.
Omnivore?

Answer 1

False
True

Question 2

what is the name of the sheet if connective tissue that suspends the digestive tract tube in the abdomen from the dorsal body wall?

Answer 2

mesentery

Question 3

T/F: the wall of the stomach contains skeletal muscle

Answer 3

False. It’s smooth muscle

Question 4

parvovirus in dogs can cause bloody diarrhea. what function of the digestive tract is being affected in the case?

Answer 4

absorption

Question 5

what is the function of saliva?

Answer 5

starts to break down material, moistens, and lubricates

Question 6

what organ in the digestive tract are parietal cells located and what is their function?

Answer 6

stomach, produce HCl

Question 7

as you pass an endoscope down into the digestive tract, after you pass through the pylorus antrum, what portion of the tract would you expect to enter next?

Answer 7

Duodenum