chapter 24 - the digestive system

Question 1

what makes up the gastrointestinal tract?

Answer 1

mouth
pharynx
esophagus 
stomach
small intestine
large intestine
anus

Question 2

what are organs that help in digestion but through which food never passes?

Answer 2

accessory organs

Question 3

what are the four layers of the esophagus to anus? (superficial to deep)

Answer 3

1. mucosa
2. submucosa
3. mucalaris
4. serosa

Question 4

what is the largest serous membrane?

Answer 4

peritoneum

Question 5

what lines the abdominal wall?

Answer 5

parietal peritoneum

Question 6

what covers most organs?

Answer 6

visceral peritoneum

Question 7

what are the four parts of the stomach?

Answer 7

cardia, funds, body, and pyloric atrium

chewed food becomes poop

Question 8

what are the three parts of the small intestine?

Answer 8

duodenum, jejunum, ileum

DJ ill

Question 9

what is the site of 90% of absorption all nutrients?

Answer 9

small intestine

Question 10

what is the anatomy of the large intestine?

Answer 10

cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, depending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, anal canal, anus

Question 11

what is unique about the pancreas?

Answer 11

it is both exocrine and endocrine gland

Question 12

what portion of the pancreas produces enzymes that digest carbs, proteins, and fats?

Answer 12

exocrine

Question 13

what portion of the pancreas empties its contents into the duodenum?

Answer 13

exocrine

Question 14

what portion of the pancreas produces glucagon and insulin?

Answer 14

endocrine

Question 15

what produces bile?

Answer 15

the liver

Question 16

what helps maintain normal blood glucose?

Answer 16

the liver

Question 17

what detoxifies the blood?

Answer 17

the liver

Question 18

what is the site of lipid and protein metabolism?

Answer 18

the liver

Question 19

what stores bile?

Answer 19

the gallbladder