Lecture Exam 2 Flashcards
Complex carbohydrates undergo chemical digestion in the GI tract, but monosaccharides do not. T/F?
a) True
The first nutrient to be chemically digested is:
a) Protein
b) Fat
c) Minerals
d) Carbohydrates
d) Carbohydrates
Stretching of the GI tract by chyme will activate a gastrointestinal reflex pathway. T/F?
a) True
Sympathetic nerve impulses:
a) promote continuous secretion of a moderate amount of saliva.
b) stimulate production of saliva in response to the feel and taste of food.
c) decreases salivation in times of stress.
d) promote continuous secretion of a moderate amount of saliva and stimulate production of saliva in response to the feel and taste of food are both correct.
c) decreases salivation in times of stress
Why do emotions such as anger or fear slow digestion?
a) Because they stimulate the parasympathetic nerves supplying the GI tract
b) Because they stimulate the somatic nerves that supply the GI tract
c) Because they stimulate the sympathetic nerves that supply the GI tract
d) Because all emotions are controlled by the Vagus nerve
c) because they stimulate the sympathetic nerves that supply the GI tract
Deglutition describes
a) formation of a bolus before swallowing.
b) chewing of food.
c) the teeth and associated structures.
d) the act of swallowing.
e) enzymatic digestion of food in the mouth
d) the act of swallowing
Hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor are secreted in the stomach by
a) parietal cells.
b) chief cells.
c) G cells.
d) mucous neck cells.
e) surface mucous cells
a) parietal cells
Pepsinogenis an active protease in the stomach. T/F?
b) False
Pancreatic juice does all of the following EXCEPT
a) buffer gastric juice.
b) provide protein-digesting enzymes in inactive form.
c) provide starch-digesting enzymes.
d) provide glucagon.
e) stop the action of pepsin.
d) provide glucagon
Bile breaks down fats into monoglyceridesand fatty acids. T/F?
b) False
Peristalsis in the small intestine
a) is also known as segmentation.
b) is a series of migrating motility complexes.
c) mixes chyme with digestive enzymes.
d) A and B are correct.
e) A, B, and C are correct.
b) is a series of migrating motility complexes
Absorbed nutrients reach the liver via the hepatic portal system. T/F?
a) True
You absolutely love plain, unsweetened whipped cream and you have eaten a cup of it by itself. Which of the following enzymes would be most useful in digesting this snack?
a) pancreatic amylase
b) aminopeptidase
c) gastric lipase
d) pepsine) deoxyribonuclease
c) gastric lipase
The gastrocolic reflex
a) initiates mass peristalsis.
b) intensifies peristalsis in the ileum.
c) forces chyme into the cecum.
d) is initiated by secretion of gastrin.
e) occurs segmentally in the haustra.
a) initiates mass peristalsis
Voluntary control of the external anal sphincter can occur because the smooth muscles involved are controlled by the sympathetic nervous system. T/F?
b)False
The bacteria in the large intestine
a) ferment carbohydrates.
b) convert proteins to amino acids.
c) decompose bilirubin to stercobilin.
d) All of these choices are correct.
d) All of these choices are correct
As you smell food, your mouth begins to water and your stomach rumbles. This signals the beginning of the gastric phase of digestion. T/F?
b) False
Gastrin
- stimulates secretion of large amounts of gastric juice.
- strengthens contraction of the lower esophageal sphincter.
- secretion is stimulated by low pH and inhibited by high pH.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 1 and 2 are correct
e) 1, 2, and 3 are correct
d) 1 and 2 are correct
The enterogastricreflex
a) is stimulated by the presence of chyme in the stomach
b) is stimulated by the presence of chyme in the duodenum.
c) results in decreased contraction of the pyloric sphincter.
d) increases gastric emptying.
e) is the result of parasympathetic stimulation.
b) is stimulated by the presence of chyme in the duodenum
All of the following may occur in the digestive system as a result of aging EXCEPT
a) decreased incidence of appendicitis and acute pancreatitis.
b) decreased response to pain and internal sensations.
c) increased incidence of duodenal ulcers.
d) dysregulated neurosensory Learning Objective.
e) decreased sensitivity to mouth irritations and ulcers.
a) decreased incidence of appendicitis and acute pancreatitis
Anabolism
a) refers to all chemical reactions of the body.
b) is endergonic, requiring more energy than is produced.
c) breaks down complex organic molecules into less complex molecules.
d) All of these choices are correct.
e) None of these choices is correct.
b) is endergonic, requiring more energy than is produced.
When the terminal phosphate is cut off of ATP what is formed?
a) Adenosine diphosphate
b) GTP
c) Adenosine monophosphate
d) Metabolic water
e) Glucose
a) Adenosine diphosphate
Reduction is
a) The removal of protons
b) The removal of electrons
c) The addition of protons
d) The addition of electrons
e) None of these choices
d) the addition of electrons
An oxidation reaction
a) results in the loss of hydrogen atoms in most biologic systems.
b) adds electrons to a molecule.
c) increases the potential energy of a molecule.
d) allows conversion of ATP to ADP.
e) occurs in conversion of pyruvic acid into lactic acid
a) results in the loss of hydrogen atoms in most biologic systems.
Which of the following is a derivative of riboflavin?
a) NAD
b) FAD
c) Lactic acid
d) Pyruvic acid
e) ADP
a) FAD