Ch.24 Questions

Question 1

What are the na,es of the salivary glands?

Answer 1

Parotid, submandibular, and sublingual

Question 2

How does the mechanical process of chewing also aid in chemical digestion?

Answer 2

It involves physically breaking down food substances into smaller particles to undergo chemical digestion more efficiently

Question 3

What are the three stages of deglutition?

Answer 3

The voluntary stage, the pharyngeal stage, and the esophageal

Question 4

What do the mucous cells produce?

Answer 4

Mucus

Question 5

What do the parietal cells produce?

Answer 5

Secretes hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor

Question 6

What do the chief cells produce?

Answer 6

Pepsinogen and gastric lipase?

Question 7

What do the G cells produce?

Answer 7

Hormone gastrin

Question 8

What does pepsin do in the stomach?

Answer 8

It digests proteins found in ingested food

Question 9

What does hydrochloric acid do in the stomach?

Answer 9

It breaks down the food and the digestive enzymes split up the proteins

Question 10

What other substances that helps in digestion is produced by the pancreas?

Answer 10

Produces sodium bicarbonate which buffers stomach acid

Question 11

Where does the pancreas empty its secretions?

Answer 11

Into the duodenum

Question 12

What does the liver produce?

Answer 12

Bile

Question 13

What does bile do?

Answer 13

Important in the emulsification of fats

Question 14

Is bile an enzyme?

Answer 14

No

Question 15

What occurs in the process of emulsification?

Answer 15

The breakdown of large lipid globules into a suspension of small lipid globules

Question 16

What does the gallbladder do?

Answer 16

Stores bile until it is needed

Question 17

Why do patients who have had their gallbladder removed usually have to be careful about dietary fat intake?

Answer 17

To prevent any infection of illnesses

Question 18

Where does the gallbladder empty is contents?

Answer 18

Into the duodenum

Question 19

What is the function of the small intestine?

Answer 19

It functions as a majority of digestion and absorption occur

Question 20

What are the three regions of the small intestine?

Answer 20

Duodenum, jejunum, and ileum

Question 21

What are the 4 regions of the colon?

Answer 21

Ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid portions

Question 22

What structure connects the small intestine to the colon?

Answer 22

Cecum

Question 23

What do goblet cells produce?

Answer 23

Mucus