Digestive System

Question 1

What are the layers of the esophagus?

Answer 1

1. mucosa
2. submucosa
3. muscularis
4. serosa/adventia

Question 2

tight serous layer around many organs

Answer 2

visceral peritoneum

Question 3

serous layer that lines the abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 3

parietal peritoneum

Question 4

apron-like structure hanging over digestive organs from greater curvature of stomach

Answer 4

greater omentum

Question 5

Other than the stomach, what is the greater omentum attached to?

Answer 5

transverse colon

Question 6

connective tissue from lesser curvature of stomach to liver

Answer 6

lesser omentum

Question 7

connective tissue membrane between folds of small intestine

Answer 7

mesentery

Question 8

connective tissue from liver to anterior abdominal wall

Answer 8

falciform ligament

Question 9

blind pouches of connective tissue in pelvic cavity

Answer 9

cul-de-sacs

Question 10

anterior portion of palate

Answer 10

hard palate

Question 11

posterior portion of palate

Answer 11

soft palate

Question 12

uvula

Answer 12

hangs from posterior surface of soft palate

Question 13

oropharynx

Answer 13

portion of the pharynx located posterior to the mouth

Question 14

inferior portion of the pharynx extending downward from the hyoid bone to where the esophagus and larynx separate

Answer 14

laryngopharynx

Question 15

Where is the esophagus located?

Answer 15

anterior to the vertebrae, posterior to the trachea, posterior to the heart

Question 16

What are the accessory organs?

Answer 16

1. salivary glands
2. liver
3. gall bladder
4. pancreas

Question 17

What do accessory organs do?

Answer 17

release secretions that help digest food

Question 18

Which enzymes are used for chemical digestion that takes place in the mouth?

Answer 18

amylase and lingual lipase

Question 19

epithelium lining the esophagus and anus

Answer 19

stratified squamous

Question 20

epithelium lining the stomach and intestine

Answer 20

simple columnar

Question 21

vessel for absorption of fatty products

Answer 21

lacteal

Question 22

first 12 inches of small intestine

Answer 22

duodenum

Question 23

duct leading in/out of gallbladder

Answer 23

cystic duct

Question 24

salivary gland anterior to ear

Answer 24

parotid

Question 25

curve between ascending and transverse colon

Answer 25

hepatic flexure

Question 26

sphincter at junction of small and large intestine

Answer 26

ileocecal valve

Question 27

most inferior region of stomach

Answer 27

pyloric portion

Question 28

goblet cell

Answer 28

small, blue cells that secrete mucous

Question 29

layer of wall deep to mucosa

Answer 29

submucosa

Question 30

gland lying "cradled in the arms of duodenum"

Answer 30

pancreas

Question 31

ridge-like folds in lining of stomach

Answer 31

rugae

Question 32

S-shaped portion of large intestine

Answer 32

sigmoid colon

Question 33

Which sphincter opens from the stomach into the duodenum?

Answer 33

pyloric

Question 34

connective tissue in mucosa

Answer 34

lamina propria

Question 35

What are the two smooth muscle layers of the muscularis?

Answer 35

circular layer and longitudinal layer

Question 36

second portion of small intestine

Answer 36

jejunum

Question 37

last portion of small intestine that empties into the large intestine

Answer 37

ileum

Question 38

first 3 inches of large intestine

Answer 38

cecum

Question 39

curve between ascending colon and transverse colon

Answer 39

hepatic flexure

Question 40

portion of large intestine that travels across the abdominal cavity

Answer 40

transverse colon

Question 41

curve between transverse and descending colon, neer spleen

Answer 41

splenic flexure

Question 42

last 8 inches of large intestine

Answer 42

rectum

Question 43

a white band found between the lobes of the liver

Answer 43

falciform ligament

Question 44

Which lobe of the liver is the larger lobe?

Answer 44

right lobe

Question 45

formed by union of right and left hepatic ducts

Answer 45

common hepatic duct

Question 46

formed by union of common hepatic duct and cystic duct

Answer 46

common bile duct