Digestive Test Review

Question 1

Digestive enzymes are made of

Answer 1

protein

Question 2

the teeth and tongue help to chemically digest food. torf

Answer 2

false. They mechanically digest food

Question 3

a patient complaint of a turning sensation in his chest. This was found to be caused by gastric juice in the esophagus. The structure most likely to be malfunctioning is the

Answer 3

cardiac sphincter

Question 4

There are 7 sphincters along the length of the digestive tract. The lower esophageal sphincter is also known as the blank sphincter

Answer 4

cardiac

Question 5

Lacteals primarily absorb

Answer 5

lipids

Question 6

in the mouth, starch gets chemically digested into

Answer 6

maltose

Question 7

Products of the liver include:

Answer 7

glucagon, bile, urea

Question 8

Amylase is produced by

Answer 8

salivary gland and pancreas

Question 9

which organelles are found in greater amounts in a cell that produces digestive enzymes?

Answer 9

Golgi apparatus and rough ER

Question 10

An animal that is fed a diet of carbs and vitamins would become very unhealthy because

Answer 10

essential amino acids are needed to make enzymes

Question 11

what substance released via the common bile duct, would work to increase the pH of the chyme entering the duodenum from the stomach?

Answer 11

bicarbonate

Question 12

protein digestion occurs in the

Answer 12

stomach and small intestine

Question 13

what is not true of hydrochloric acid?

Answer 13

it has a pH of approx 8

Question 14

water is primarily absorbed by the

Answer 14

colon

Question 15

what combination is most likely to result in digestion at body temperature?

Answer 15

fat, bile, sodium, bicarbonate and lipase

Question 16

a person who had his/her gallbladder removed should avoid eating

Answer 16

fatty meat and dairy products

Question 17

if the pancreatic duct were temporarily blocked, which condition would likely arise?

Answer 17

enzyme concentration in the duodenum would decrease

Question 18

what is not a component of gastric juice?

Answer 18

amylase

Question 19

Nutrients are transported from thermal intestine to the liver by:

Answer 19

hepatic portal vein

Question 20

which region of the small intestine is where most of the final digestion of food occurs? the other region functions more fo the absorption of nutrients

Answer 20

duodenum

Question 21

E. coli and other bacteria in the large intestine are important because

Answer 21

they produce vitamins

Question 22

peristalsis does not occur in the

Answer 22

anus

Question 23

which organs have ‘storage of a substance’ as part of their function?

Answer 23

gallbladder, stomach, rectum

Question 24

how many sphincter muscles are located along the length of the digestive tract between the mouth and the anus?

Answer 24

4

Question 25

Which hormone would be released a short time after you consumed a can of Coke?

Answer 25

Insulin

Question 26

Rhythmic muscle contractions which move food along the digestive tract

Answer 26

peristalsis

Question 27

a flap which covers the trachea during swallowing

Answer 27

epiglottis

Question 28

the region where the mouth, nasal cavity, and top of the esophagus meet

Answer 28

pharynx

Question 29

a chewed piece of food which is ready to be swallowed

Answer 29

bolus

Question 30

a conniption characterized by dry, hard faces which is difficult to eliminate from the body

Answer 30

constipation

Question 31

a condition caused by bacterial infection, in which the lining of the stomach has thinned, leading to damage to the stomach wall

Answer 31

ulcer

Question 32

the inactive form of a particular enzyme

Answer 32

trypsinogen

Question 33

a substance which protects the stomach walls from chemical damage

Answer 33

mucus

Question 34

this substance is needed for the active transport of nutrients during absorption

Answer 34

ATP

Question 35

these structures contain both capillaries and lacteals

Answer 35

villi

Question 36

bile aids the digestion of certain nutrients by improvising this characteristic

Answer 36

surface area

Question 37

I’m green, made somewhere but stored somewhere else. Myh byproducts give faces their brown colouration

Answer 37

bile

Question 38

allows pancreatic juice to enter the digestive tract

Answer 38

common bile duct

Question 39

aka fibre

Answer 39

cellulose

Question 40

this may occur when your body senses a potential infection and tries to rid your digestive system of its contents

Answer 40

diarrhea

Question 41

the mix of food and digestive substances leaving the stomach

Answer 41

chyme

Question 42

if you consume more glucose than your body currently needs, it will be stored as this substance in the liver

Answer 42

glycogen

Question 43

the complimentary effects of insulin and glucagon produces this

Answer 43

homeostasis