Chapter 39

Question 1

The correct order of small intestine divisions starting proximal to the stomach is:

Answer 1

Duodenum, jejunum, and ilium

Question 2

Beginning with the largest structures, which of the following is the correct discription of the small intestines for adaption for absorption?

Answer 2

Plicae, vili and microvili

Question 3

The terminal inch of the rectum is called the:

Answer 3

anal canal

Question 4

The lesser omentum attaches the:

Answer 4

Liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach

Question 5

The anatomic units of the liver are called?

Answer 5

Lobules

Question 6

Blood flows to hepatic lobules via branches of the:

Answer 6

Hepatic artery and hepatic portal vein

Question 7

The merger of the hepatic duct and cystic duct form the:

Answer 7

Common bile duct

Question 8

Bile salt aid in the absorption of:

Answer 8

Fat

Question 9

Within the sinusoids of the liver are many cells that are moved bacteria, worn red blood cells and other products of the blood stream. These cells are known as:

Answer 9

Stellate macrophages

Question 10

Which is not part of the small intestine?

Answer 10

Cecum

Question 11

The union of the cystic duct and the _____ form the common bile duct.

Answer 11

Hepatic duct

Question 12

Each villus in the intestine contains a lymphatic vessel or _______ that serves to absorb lipid or fat materials from the chyme.

Answer 12

Lacteal

Question 13

Cholelithiasis is the term used to describe:

Answer 13

Gallstones

Question 14

The largest gland in the body is the:

Answer 14

Liver

Question 15

Which of the following describes the pharyngeal stage of deglutition?

Answer 15

Oral pharynx to the esophagus

Question 16

Which step of deglutition is under voluntary control?

Answer 16

Oral

Question 17

The final product of carbohydrate digestion is a:

Answer 17

Monosaccharide

Question 18

Enzymes that catalyze dehydrolysis both proteins are:

Answer 18

Proteases

Question 19

Micelle is:

Answer 19

A tiny sphere of lipid in water

Question 20

Which of the following is not true concerning the gastric emptying of water?

Answer 20

Warm fluids empty more quickly than cold fluids

Question 21

The process of fat emulsification consists of:

Answer 21

Breaking down fats into small droplets

Question 22

During the process of digestion, stored bile is poured into the duodenum by which of the following:

Answer 22

Gallbladder

Question 23

The portion of the alimentary canal that mixes food with gastric juice and breaks it down into a mixture called chyme is the:

Answer 23

Stomach

Question 24

Polysaccharides are hydrolized to disaccharides by enzymes known as:

Answer 24

Amylase

Question 25

Which of the following is not a stage of deglutition?

Answer 25

Gastric

Question 26

Protein digestion begins in the:

Answer 26

Stomach

Question 27

The enzyme pepsin is primary concerned with the digestion of which of the following?

Answer 27

Proteins

Question 28

The enzyme amylase coverts which of the following?

Answer 28

Starches to sugars

Question 29

Which of the following substances do not contain any enzymes?

Answer 29

Bile

Question 30

Which of the following is a simple sugar?

Answer 30

Glucose

Question 31

Fats are broken down into:

Answer 31

Fatty acids

Question 32

Which hormone decreases peristalsis and slows down the passage of food from the stomach to the duodenum?

Answer 32

GIP

Question 33

The union of the cystic duct and hepatic duct form the:

Answer 33

Common bile duct

Question 34

The process of swallowing is known as:

Answer 34

Deglutition

Question 35

Peristalsis begins in the:

Answer 35

Esophagus