SELF ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS Flashcards
This artery courses immediately posterior to the first portion of the duodenum
gastroduodenal artery
This structure prevents food from entering the trachea during swallowing
epiglottis
Where do electrical slow waves of the stomach originate? Where do they spread? What enhances the amplitude of the waves?
in the orad corpus; toward the pylorus; stimulation of muscarinic receptors
Symptoms of achalasia
incomplete LES relaxation
increased LES tone
lack of peristaltic wave down the esophagus
nonfunctional or absence of esophageal enteric neurons
All of the reactions of glycolysis that produce or use ATP are catalyzed by (blank), have (blank) delta G values, are great sites for regulation, and coordinate glycolysis with the concentration of ATP in the cell.
kinases; negative
Filling of the rectum leads to (blank) of the internal anal sphincter.
relaxation
Soon after gastric emptying begins, what kind of motility pattern predominates in the small intestine?
segmentation
One of the ligaments connecting the stomach to the liver
hepatogastric ligament
Taste buds are found in the highest concentration in which papillae of the oral cavity?
circumvallate papillae
The pancreas begins (blank) and ends retroperitoneal.
peritonealized
Is the spleen peritonealized?
Yes
The kidneys are suprarenal glands begin and end (blank)
retroperitoneal
The transverse colon is (blank)
intraperitoneal
Found in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen
spleen
tail of the pancreas
proximal part of descending colon
cardiac portion of the stomach
The second part of the duodenum is found in which quadrant of the abdomen?
Upper right
The superficial ring is formed in the aponeurosis of this muscle
external oblique
Direct and indirect hernias both pass (blank) the inguinal ligament.
above
Which hernia follows the route taken by the testis during its descent into the scrotum?
indirect
The posterior wall of the inguinal canal is formed in part by this layer of the abdomen
transversalis fascia
This type of hernia is within all layers of the spermatic cord
indirect
Which coenzyme used by pyruvate DH does not require a vitamin?
lipoamide
Increased secretion of saliva in acinar glands is enhanced by these cells that can contract to aid in secretion
myoepithelial cells
T/F: Parasympathetic stimulation of salivary glands results in a marked increase of secretion from all salivary glands
True
Alpha amylase secreted in saliva initiates the breakdown of (blank) in the stomach
polysaccharides
