DIGESTION PP PT3

Question 1

large intestine what 3 things?

Answer 1

cecum, colon, rectum

Question 2

large intestine ends with

Answer 2

anus

Question 3

large intestine is ___ in diameter, but ____ in length than small intestine

Answer 3

larger, shorter

Question 4

large intestine absorbs 3

Answer 4

the water, salts, and some vitamins

Question 5

large intestine stores

Answer 5

Stores undigested material until eliminated

Question 6

large intestine has a large?

Answer 6

Has a large population of bacteria that break down undigested material and produce vitamins

Question 7

Appendix is a

Answer 7

small projection from the Cecum

Question 8

Pancreas lies where

Answer 8

deep in the abdominal cavity

Question 9

pancreas endocrine function?

Answer 9

Secretes insulin and glucagon to regulate blood glucose levels

Question 10

pancreas exocrine function?

Answer 10

Secretes pancreatic juice and digestive enzymes

Question 11

Pancreatic amylase digests

Answer 11

starch

Question 12

Trypsin digests

Answer 12

protein

Question 13

Lipase digests

Answer 13

fat

Question 14

Largest gland in the body?

Answer 14

liver

Question 15

Liver is located in

Answer 15

Located in the upper right abdominal cavity, under the diaphragm

Question 16

livers structural and functional units are

Answer 16

Lobules

Question 17

Blood moves from the____ to the ___ via the_______

Answer 17

intestines to the liver via hepatic portal vein

Question 18

Blood moves from the liver to the inferior vena cava via the___

Answer 18

hepatic veins

Question 19

functions of the liver? 7

Answer 19

Detoxification of the blood
Storage of iron and some vitamins
Production of plasma proteins
Storage of glucose as glycogen
Production of urea
Removal of bilirubin
Regulation of blood cholesterol levels

Question 20

Pear-shaped, muscular sac attached to the liver is the

Answer 20

gallbladder

Question 21

gallbladder does what

Answer 21

Stores excess bile

Question 22

Gallstones form when the

Answer 22

cholesterol in bile crystallizes

Question 23

People can survive fine if they have to have their gallbladder removed. (T/F)

Answer 23

true

Question 24

Adequate protein formation requires ____different types of amino acids

Answer 24

20