Ch 23 Quiz Questions Flashcards
Of the basic digestive processes, the one in which nutrients enter capillaries is called
absorption
another name for the serosa covering any organs of the digestive system is
visceral peritoneum
region of the stomach which regulates passage of chyme into small intestine
pyloric sphincter
what attaches the liver to the anterior abdominal wall and diaphragm
falciform ligament
smooth muscle constriction between the ileum and cecum
ileocecal valve
the parietal cells in the stomach produce
instrinsic factor and HCl
union of the cystic and common hepatic ducts
common bile duct
the vermiform appendix lies within which region of the abdomen
right inguinal
the pancreas contains
head, tail and body
function of the gallbladder
storage of bile
what kind of cell is is pepsinogen
chief cell
digestive organ primarily responsible for absorption of water is
large intestine
curvature where greater omentum attaches
greater curvature
secretions of the parotid gland empty
lateral to the upper molars
terminal portion of the small intestine is the
ileum
bulb through which digestive enzymes and bile flow to the duodenum
hepatopancreatic ampula & sphincter
splenic flexure is the boundary between
transverse & descending colon
what controls entry of bile & pancreatic juices into the alimentary canal
hepatopancreatic ampulla &
sphincter
duct formed by union of right and left hepatic ducts
common hepatic duct
junction of the transverse & ascending colon
hepatic flexure
what are the accessory digestive organs
liver, salivary glands, teeth
duct which carries digestive enzymes from acinar cells in the pancreas
main pancreatic duct
what is not a characteristic of the large intestine
it is not the main site of nutrient absorption
bulblike union of the main pancreatic duct and bile duct
hepatopancreatic ampulla
