THE AMAZING

Question 1

The process that moves nutrients into the blood or lymph is

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following organs of the digestive system is different from the other four because it does NOT produce any secretions that aid in the digestive process?

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following stores feces immediately prior to elimination?

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an active participant in the digestive process?

Answer 4

B

Question 5

Chewing

Answer 5

E

Question 6

A bolus is formed in the

Answer 6

A

Question 7

The digestion of which class of foods begins in the mouth?

Answer 7

A

Question 8

During the process of swallowing, the

Answer 8

B

Question 9

Which process propels the food down the esophagus into the stomach?

Answer 9

D

Question 10

Sphincters

Answer 10

E

Question 11

The digestion of proteins begins in the

Answer 11

A

Question 12

Chyme is formed in the

Answer 12

C

Question 13

Of the following the greatest amount of nutrient absorption takes place in the

Answer 13

B

Question 14

Which of the following are absorbed by the lymphatic system?

Answer 14

E

Question 15

Movement of glucose through the membranes of the small intestine is primarily by

Answer 15

C

Question 16

Which of the following are tiny projections of the mucosal wall?

Answer 16

C

Question 17

The organ that stores and detoxifies different organic compounds is the

Answer 17

C

Question 18

The liver is associated with all of the following functions EXCEPT

Answer 18

D

Question 19

The liver is associated with all of the following functions EXCEPT

Answer 19

E

Question 20

During, or shortly after a meal, most cells use which of the following as a source of energy?

Answer 20

C

Question 21

The ideal diet consists of all of the following EXCEPT

Answer 21

B

Question 22

Which of the following should be present in the human diet in the highest percentage?

Answer 22

B

Question 23

Lipids can serve in all but which of the following capacities?

Answer 23

A

Question 24

Lipids can serve in all but which of the following capacities?

Answer 24

C

Question 25

Which of the following vitamins is fat-soluble and can be stored in the body?

Answer 25

A

Question 26

Which vitamin functions in forming a blood clot?

Answer 26

C

Question 27

A deficiency of which vitamin produces rickets in children and osteomalcia in adults?

Answer 27

D

Question 28

A deficiency of vitamin C may give rise to

Answer 28

B

Question 29

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning mineral metabolism?

Answer 29

B

Question 30

Lack of which element can lead to thyroid problems?

Answer 30

B

Question 31

The element needed for blood clotting, nerve transmission, and bone and tooth formation is

Answer 31

C

Question 32

The constituent of hemoglobin whose absence leads to anemia is

Answer 32

A