Chapter 3.3 (page 42)

Question 1

What are the 5 accessory organs of the GI?

Answer 1

1. Teeth
2. Salivary Glands
3. Liver and Gallbladder
4. Pancreas
5. Vermiform Appendix

Question 2

This is a worm-shaped process projecting from the cecum. It is thought to be part of the lymphatic system.

Answer 2

Vermiform Appendix

Question 3

What is the largest pair of salivary glands?

Answer 3

Parotid Glands

Question 4

What are the three pairs of extrinsic salivary glands?

Answer 4

Parotid Glands

Sublingual Glands

Submandibular Glands

Question 5

What are the 4 major types of teeth? What type/s function to grind and crush?

Answer 5

1. Incisors
2. Canine
3. Premolars
4. Molars

Molars and Premolars

Question 6

The liver’s function in the digestive system is to ___________ whereas the function of the gallbladder is to ____________.

Answer 6

Produce Bile

Store BIle

Question 7

Where does Cholecystokinin (CCK) come from and what is its function?

Answer 7

It is released by special endocrine cells of the duodenum. It is involved in the process Emulsification.

Question 8

Right Hepatic Duct + Left Hepatic Duct = ______(a)_____

(a) + Cystic Duct = ____(b)____

Answer 8

(a) Common Hepatic Duct

(b) Common Bile Duct

Question 9

Pancreatic juices enter the duodenum through the ____________.

Answer 9

Major Duodenal Papilla