GI AP

Question 1

which of the following lines the GI tract and is composed of epithelium and loose connective tissue?

Answer 1

mucosa

Question 2

pepsin is a proteolytic enzyme that begins the chemical digestion of

Answer 2

proteins

Question 3

food is moved along the digestive tract by the process known as

Answer 3

peristalsis

Question 4

the ___ is the longest portion of the small intestine

Answer 4

ileum

Question 5

gastrin and cholecystokinin are

Answer 5

hormones

Question 6

after food leaves the stomach, it is referred to as which of the following

Answer 6

chyme

Question 7

the liver is located just caudal to the

Answer 7

diaphragm

Question 8

the most distal portion of the monogastric stomach is the

Answer 8

pylorus

Question 9

the serosa is the

Answer 9

outer layer of the wall of the GI tract

Question 10

the terminal part of the stomach that opens into the duodenum is the

Answer 10

pylorus

Question 11

another name for the buccal cavity is the

Answer 11

oral cavity

Question 12

in which organ are coagulation factors produced?

Answer 12

liver

Question 13

bile is produced by which of the following organs?

Answer 13

liver

Question 14

amylase is responsible for breaking down ____

Answer 14

amylose

Question 15

peyer’s patches are made up of

Answer 15

lymphoid tissue

Question 16

in which part of the large intestine does most water absorption take place?

Answer 16

colon

Question 17

another name for chewing is

Answer 17

mastication

Question 18

the brush border of the small intestines is made u of

Answer 18

microvilli

Question 19

the intestines are suspended from the abdominal wall by the

Answer 19

mesentery

Question 20

which motility movement in the small intestine mixes the partially digested food but doesn’t move it toward the large intestine?

Answer 20

segmentation

Question 21

where is albumin produced?

Answer 21

liver

Question 22

what effect does sympathetic nerve stimulation have on digestion?

Answer 22

inhibits digestion

Question 23

which of the following anatomical structures is the reason some species cannot vomit?

Answer 23

cardiac sphincter closes too tightly

Question 24

the muscular sphincter located between the stomach and teh duodenum is the

Answer 24

pyloric

Question 25

which type of glandular cells in the stomach secrete hydrogen and chloride that form hydrochloric acid?

Answer 25

parietal cells

Question 26

bile acids are important in the digestion of:

Answer 26

fats

Question 27

where is the stomach located in the body?

Answer 27

left side caudal to the diaphragm

Question 28

where will gluconeogenesis most likely take place?

Answer 28

liver

Question 29

the cardiac sphincter is located

Answer 29

at the caudal end of the esophagus

Question 30

we must have protective mechanisms in our stomach as the pH can reach an acidity of ____

Answer 30

2.0

Question 31

the position of the esophagus in the relation to the trachea as it travels down the neck is

Answer 31

to the left of the trachea

Question 32

insulin is a hormone secreted by the

Answer 32

endocrine pancreas

Question 33

the middle portion of the small intestine is the

Answer 33

jejunum

Question 34

which of these is not a division of the small intestine?

Answer 34

ilium

Question 35

what causes the gallbladder to contract?

Answer 35

the release of CCK