Gastrointestinal

Question 1

3 Functions of the Stomach

A. Warehouse, Mechanical Digestion, Chemical Digestion
B. Produce Histamine
C. Produce Gastrin

Answer 1

All of them

Question 2

Which organ produces Bile?

A. Gall Bladder
B. Pancrease
C. Small Intestine
D. Liver

Answer 2

D. Liver

Question 3

In which duct do gall stones form?

A. Common bile duct
B. Right & Left hepatic ducts

Answer 3

A. Common bile duct

Question 4

What is jaundice?

Yellowing of the skin & sclera from the accumulation of the pigment bilirubin in the blood and tissues.

Answer 4

Yellowing of the skin & sclera from the accumulation of the pigment bilirubin in the blood and tissues.

(aka hyper-bilirubin-emia)

Bilirubin–

yellowish pigment that is made during the normal breakdown of red blood cells.

Bilirubin passes through the liver and is eventually excreted out of the body. Higher than normal levels of bilirubin may indicate different types of liver or bile duct problems

Question 5

Sphincter between large and small intestine?

A. Pyloric sphincter
B. Ileocecal sphincter
C. Lower esophageal sphincter
D. Upper esophageal sphincter

Answer 5

B. Ileocecal sphincter

last portion of the small intestine - ileum
last portion of the large intestine - cecum

Question 6

Which structure is found by the Ileocecal sphincter?

A. Duodenum
B. Pyloris
C. Appendix
D. Pharynx

Answer 6

C. Appendix

Question 7

What is the function of bile?

A. Breakdown glucose
B. Breakdown lipids
C. Breakdown proteins
D. Breakdown hemoglobin

Answer 7

B. Breakdown lipids

Question 8

What does the suffix “-ase” refer to?

A. steroid
B. enzyme
C. alcohol
D. hormone

Answer 8

B. enzyme

Break things down

Question 9

What is the function of amylase?

A. break down proteins
B. break down carbohydrates
C. break down lipids
D. break down micronutrients

Answer 9

B. break down carbohydrates

Question 10

What is the function of lipase?

A. break down proteins
B. break down carbohydrates
C. break down lipids
D. break down micronutrients

Answer 10

C. break down lipids

Question 11

What is the function of protease?

A. break down proteins
B. break down carbohydrates
C. break down lipids
D. break down micronutrients

Answer 11

A. break down proteins

Question 12

What is the pH of Pancreatic Juice?

A. 7.35 - 7.45
B. 7.6 - 8.2
C. 7.4 - 7.8
D. 7.9 - 8.3

Answer 12

B. 7.6 - 8.2

Question 13

What is the purpose of pancreatic juice?

A. Limit fats absorption in the gastrointestinal tract
B. Preserve carbohydrates in the blood
C. Removal of pathogens in the gastrointestinal lumen
D. Neutralize gastric acid

Answer 13

D. Neutralize gastric acid

Question 14

What are the 3 salivary glands?

A. Parotid, submandibular, sublingual
B. Parietal, submaxillary, sublingual
C. Submucosal, Serous, Preputial
D. Apocrine, Submucosal, Anterior lingual

Answer 14

A. Parotid, submandibular, sublingual

Question 15

Layers of the GI Tract (Thick section), in order from external to internal

A. Serosa, Muscularis Externa, Submucosa, Mucosa
B. Mucosa, Submucosa, Muscularis Externa, Serosa
C. Serosa, Muscularis Externa, Mucosa, Submucosa
D. Mucosa, Submucosa, Muscularis Externa, Serosa

Answer 15

A. Serosa, Muscularis Externa, Submucosa, Mucosa