Physiology 4th LE 2014 (w/o laboratory) Flashcards
Pacemaker cells that produce slow waves are located in the:
a. Submucosal area
b. Between muscle layers
c. Serosal connective tissue
d. Muscularis mucosae
B
Slow waves:
a. Are occasionally initiated by Motilin
b. Produce regular membrane depolarizations
c. Consistently produce spike potentials
d. Open voltage-gated sodium channels
B
Hormone producing sensation of hunger:
a. GLP-1
b. Leptin
c. Amylin
d. Ghrelin
D
Chewing:
a. Is initiated when food touches the people
b. Has no voluntary component
c. Reflex center is in the pons
d. Reflex ends when the mouth closes
C
Increases LES pressure:
a. Protein
b. Chocolates
c. Ethanol
d. Fat
A
Not part of normal saliva composition
a. Muraminidase
b. Peptidase
c. Kallikrein
d. Secretory IgA
B
Component of receptive relaxation:
a. Increased lower esophageal sphincter (LES) tone
b. Esophageal innervation by thoracic spinal nerves
c. Contraction of fundus
d. Secretion of VIP and NO at LES
D
Increases contraction of the stomach:
a. Acidic food
b. Cholecystokinin
c. Gastrin
d. Fatty food
c
Increases gastric mucous and bicarbonate secretion:
a. Epinephrine secretion
b. Smoking
c. Mefenamic acid
d. Mucosal irritation
D
Brush border enzyme:
a. Amylase
b. Elastase
c. Isomaltase
d. Carboxypeptidase
C
Intestinal villi increases surface area by ___ times compared to a smooth area.
a. 3
b. 6
c. 10
d. 20
C
Increases gastric acid secretion:
a. Emotional upset
b. Caffeine
c. Duodenal distension
d. Secretion
B
The chemoreceptor trigger zone is located in the:
a. Medulla
b. Cerebral cortex
c. 3rd ventricle
d. 4th ventricle
D
What phase of the interdigestive motor cycle produces maximum gastrointestinal contractions?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
C
What reflex results in an increase in gastric emptying?
a. Gastroileal
b. Anointestinal
c. Ileogastric
d. Intestinointestinal
A
Hormone decreasing gastric acid secretion:
a. Gastrin
b. Secretin
c. Cholecystokynin
d. Enterooxyntin
B
Hormone increasing intestinal electrolyte secretion:
a. Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide
b. Neurotensin
c. Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide
d. Somatostatin
A
Mainly increases pancreatic enzyme secretion:
a. Gastric distension
b. Vagal stimulation
c. Acidic chime
d. Intestinal long chain fatty acids
D
Bile acid generally excreted in the feces:
a. Cholic
b. Lithocolic
c. Deoxycholic
d. Chenodeoxycholic
B
Main site of bile acid reabsorption:
a. Jejunum
b. Ileum
c. Proximal colon
d. Rectum
B
A noncarbohydrate dietary fiber
a. Lignin
b. Pectin
c. Hemnicellulose
d. Mucilages
A
Digestion of lactose will produce:
a. Glucose + glucose
b. Sucrose + galactose
c. Glucose + fructose
d. Glucose + galactose
D
Oligosaccharide found in legumes that are not digested by humans:
a. Trehalose
b. Raffinose
c. Hemicellulose
d. Maltose
B
Transport of galactose and amino acids into the enterocyte:
a. Facilitated diffusion
b. Primary active transport
c. Secondary active transport
d. A and B only
C
Medium-chain saturated oil:
a. Fish
b. Olive
c. Coconut
d. Corn
C
Lipid digestion product not incorporated into chylomicrons:
a. Cholesterol
b. Glycerol
c. Monoglyceride
d. Fatty acid
B
Activated by enterokinase:
a. Procolipase
b. Pepsinogen
c. Trypsinogen
d. Kallikreinogen
C
If BMI is 25.3, nutrition status is:
a. Normal
b. Overweight
c. Obesity grade I
d. Obesity grade II
B