Digestive System

Question 1

Order of the structures of the GI tract starting with the most proximal and ending with the most distal.

Answer 1

jejunum, ileum, cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon

Question 2

lining of the abdominal cavity

Answer 2

parietal peritoneum

Question 3

waves of muscular contraction that move along the length of the digestive tract

Answer 3

peristalsis

Question 4

a nerve plexus that supplies the digestive tract

Answer 4

myenteric

Question 5

mesentery that connects the liver to the stomach

Answer 5

lesser omentum

Question 6

papillae are located on the ___ of the tongue

Answer 6

dorsum

Question 7

cranial nerve that supplies the intrinsic muscles of the tongue

Answer 7

hypoglossal

Question 8

digestive enzyme produced by the salivary glands

Answer 8

amylase

Question 9

salivary glands located superficial to the facial muscles, anterior to the external ear

Answer 9

parotid

Question 10

Adult human dentition includes incisors, canines, ____ and molars.

Answer 10

premolars

Question 11

hollow muscular tube that transports food from the pharynx to the stomach

Answer 11

esophagus

Question 12

deglutition

Answer 12

swallowing

Question 13

The esophageal hiatus is an opening in the ___.

Answer 13

diaphragm

Question 14

The stomach is located in the ___

Answer 14

LUQ (left upper quadrant)

Question 15

sphincter that guards the opening between the esophagus and the stomach

Answer 15

cardiac

Question 16

mesentery that hangs like an apron from the greater curvature of the stomach and the transverse colon

Answer 16

greater omentum

Question 17

The vermiform appendix is attached to the ___.

Answer 17

cecum

Question 18

first (proximal) part of the small intestine

Answer 18

duodenum

Question 19

structures that increase the surface area of the small intestine

Answer 19

villi plica

Question 20

an accessory organ that empties its product into the duodenum

Answer 20

gallbladder

Question 21

The function of the ___ is reabsorption of water and compaction of feces.

Answer 21

colon