Digestion Test

Question 1

Who would have the longest digestive tract?

Answer 1

Herbivore

Question 2

What forces faces back and forth in the colon to reabsorb water?

Answer 2

Segmentation

Question 3

What can a person live without?

Answer 3

Gallbladder

Question 4

Food is moved through the SI through a series of involuntary muscle contractions called:

Answer 4

Peristalsis

Question 5

The surface area of the SI is greatly increased by;

Answer 5

A large number of villi

Question 6

Diarrhea occurs when water is not absorbed properly by the:

Answer 6

Colon

Question 7

After a bolus of food is swallowed, digestion becomes an _____ process

Answer 7

Involuntary

Question 8

The sphincter that is located near the top of the stomach is called the:

Answer 8

Esophageal Sphincter

Question 9

What is responsible for lipid digestion?

Answer 9

Lipase

Question 10

Bile is produced by the _____ and stores in the _____

Answer 10

Liver, Gallbladder

Question 11

The breakdown of carbohydrates by salivary amalyse begins in the:

Answer 11

Mouth

Question 12

What is absorbed in the stomach?

Answer 12

Some medications

Question 13

Food that enters the SI is called:

Answer 13

Chyme

Question 14

The main region of nutrient absorption is the:

Answer 14

Jejunum and Ileum

Question 15

What enzyme cannot withstand highly acidic environments?

Answer 15

Salivary amalyse

Question 16

Accordion-like folds in the wall of the SI are called:

Answer 16

Villi

Question 17

What enzymes break down protein?

Answer 17

Protease, trypsin, pepsin

Question 18

Protease, Lipase, Amalyse, and Trypsin are released from the:

Answer 18

Pancreas

Question 19

Chief cells in the stomach are responsible for secreting:

Answer 19

Pepsinogen

Question 20

Parietal Cells in the stomach are responsible for secreting:

Answer 20

HCl, Intrinsic Factor

Question 21

In the stomach, pepsinogen is turned into its active form (pepsin) by:

Answer 21

HCl

Question 22

What bacteria does the colon generate?

Answer 22

Vitamin K, Biotin, Methane Gas

Question 23

Slow movement of faces through the colon would result in:

Answer 23

Constipation

Question 24

Amalyse is secreted in the _____ and the _____

Answer 24

Mouth, SI

Question 25

Gastric juice contains:

Answer 25

Pepsin, HCl, Intrinsic Factor

Question 26

What does NOT secret enzymes?

Answer 26

Brush Border

Question 27

What carbohydrates do humans use to create ATP in the cell?

Answer 27

Monosaccharides

Question 28

Polysaccharides

Answer 28

Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is used for energy storage in humans. Fiber is a polysaccharide that is used for bulk in the colon. Polysaccharides are made up of two or more sugar rings.

Question 29

Fiber

Answer 29

Provides better grip for colon walls to move and compress feces. Binds harmful chemicals. Forms a gel that binds material in the colon together.

Question 30

What is considered a normal BMI range?

Answer 30

19-25

Question 31

What is the function of adipose cells?

Answer 31

Stores fat

Question 32

What is the major role of insulin?

Answer 32

Allows glucose to enter the liver

Question 33

What condition results in the production of no insulin?

Answer 33

Type one diabetes

Question 34

What deficiency leads to scurvy?

Answer 34

Vitamin C

Question 35

Which vitamin is required to properly store calcium and phosphorus in the bones?

Answer 35

Vitamin D

Question 36

What is required to create hemoglobin in your cells?

Answer 36

Iron

Question 37

What deficiency may lead to anemia?

Answer 37

Iron

Question 38

What deficiency may make your bones more prone to fractures?

Answer 38

Calcium

Question 39

What type of polysaccharide is created to store extra energy?

Answer 39

Glycogen

Question 40

Where is glycogen stored?

Answer 40

Liver