Unit 6 Module Questions Flashcards
Food does not normally come in contact with the _____, but they are involved in secretion and digestion.
accessory organs
The circular arrangement of muscles around an opening that controls the passage of material through the alimentary canal is known as a __________.
sphincter
The crown of a tooth is covered by __________.
enamel
The three phases of swallowing, in order, are:
voluntary phase, pharyngeal phase, and esophageal phase.
The ____ of teeth is composed of material most similar to bone.
cementum
The ____ is the space between the lips and cheeks.
vestibule
The layers of the alimentary canal, from innermost to outer layer, are:
mucosa, submucosa, muscularis externa, and serosa.
The main function of the tongue during digestion is to __________.
help turn food into a bolus and push the bolus posteriorly during swallowing
Which of the following functions of the digestive system allows for food and liquids to pass from one organ to the next?
Propulsion
Which of the following organs is part of the alimentary canal?
Esophagus
What separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity?
Hard palate and soft palate
What creates the mesentery?
Visceral peritoneum
The digestive organs arterial blood supply does not come from the ______.
hepatic portal vein
Saliva is produced by all of the following glands except __________.
esophageal glands
The _____ covers the abdominal organs like an apron.
greater omentum
What is the main job of the pharynx?
Propulsion
Carbohydrate digestion begins in the __________.
mouth
Motility through the alimentary canal consists of all the following different types except __________.
mastication
The _____ forms the outer tissue layer of some abdominal organs.
visceral peritoneum
The third set of molars are more commonly known as _____.
wisdom teeth
As a bolus moves down the esophagus, its movement into the stomach is regulated by the __________.
gastroesophageal sphincter
Which of the following is not part of the alimentary canal?
pancreas
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Defecation involves the sympathetic nervous system.
What are rugae?
Folds of the mucosa of the stomach
Which process is a squeezing motion of the circular layer of smooth muscle in the small intestine?
segmantation
Which section of the large intestine begins at the splenic flexure?
Descending colon
The main functions of the ____ are churning, peristalsis, storage, and chemical digestion with the enzyme pepsin.
stomach
The most active site for chemical digestion and absorption is the ____.
jejunum
Which segment of the small intestine receives chyme from the stomach?
Duodenum
The ____ are the smallest folds in the small intestine that create the appearance of a brush border.
Microvilli
The _____ of the small intestine facilitate its role in digestion and absorption.
circular folds
The longitudinal ribbons of smooth muscle visible on the outer surfaces of the colon just beneath the serosa are the _____.
taeniae coli
The final process to occur in the alimentary canal is __________.
defecation
What is released by the enteroendocrine cells of the gastric glands?
gastrin
What region of the stomach does food first enter after its passage through the relaxed gastroesophageal sphincter?
cardia
The ____ is the terminal portion of the stomach.
pylorus
Place the structures of the large intestine listed in their correct sequence, starting at the cecum and ending at the rectum.
right colic flexure sigmoid colon ascending colon transverse colon left colic flexure descending colon
3,1,4,5,6,2
The smell, sight, or even thought of food can activate the ____ of gastric acid secretion in the stomach.
cephalic
The acid pH of the gastric juice is caused by the secretion of hydrochloric acid from the _____.
parietal cells
Gastric pressure increases and stomach and intestinal contents are propelled in the opposite direction during ____.
vomiting
Which of the following features does not increase surface area in the small intestine?
Rugae
What can we consciously control about the defecation reflex?
Relaxation of the external anal sphincter
If a mutation prevents the formation of oxaloacetate, which of the following processes will be impaired?
Citric acid cycle
What molecule is both the starting compound and end result of the citric acid cycle?
Oxaloacetate
Which of the following statements is not true of glycolysis?
Four molecules of NADH are spent.
Which of the following terms best summarizes ATP hydrolysis?
Exergonic
Which of the following processes takes place in the cytosol of a human cell?
glycolysis
When is carbon dioxide produced during glucose catabolism?
Intermediate step and citric acid cycle
What is required for glucose catabolism to proceed beyond glycolysis?
Oxygen
Which of the following products is made in the citric acid cycle?
FADH2
What is the general equation for cellular respiration?
C6H12O6 + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + 38 ATP
Which of the following products is not the result of ATP hydrolysis?
Adenosine
What is the maximum number of ATP produced when one glucose is completely oxidized?
38 ATP
Which of the following statements is not true of glycolysis?
Four molecules of NADH are spent.
Which of the following processes does not occur during the absorptive state?
Ketogenesis in hepatocytes converts fatty acids to ketone bodies and releases them into the blood.
What molecule cannot be used for gluconeogenesis?
fatty acid
During lipogenesis, fatty acids are synthesized from _______________.
acetyl-CoA
From which of the following precursors are ketone bodies assembled during ketogenesis?
acetyl-CoA
What are the two main storage materials for nutrient energy in the body?
glycogen and adipose
Which of the following molecules will not be converted to fat by lipogenesis?
nucleic acids
Where does gluconeogenesis occur?
liver and kidneys
Which of the following molecules results from the lipolysis of a triglyceride?
Glycerol and fatty acids
The release of urea in the urine is a mechanism for the body to rid itself of ________.
ammonia
The majority of the body’s energy is stored as ________.
triglycerides
What two products can be generated from the transamination of an amino acid?
Carbon skeleton and glutamate
Which of the following chemicals is a waste product from amino acid catabolism?
urea
What happens to excess amino acids?
converted to glucose and fatty acids
What process catabolizes fatty acids?
B-oxidation
What part of a triglyceride undergoes ß-oxidation?
Fatty acids
What causes phenylketonuria?
A deficiency of an enzyme that breaks down the amino acid phenylalanine
If a patient has ketoacidosis resulting from uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, then they must use _______________ to generate ATP.
fatty acids
The liver cannot metabolize ___________ in any significant amount.
ketone bodies
Heat is exchanged between the body and the environment by all of the following mechanisms except ________.
precipitation
What is the primary function of copper in the body?
Component of coenzymes of the electron transport chain
Thermoregulation involves a steady core body temperature near ________.
99.5
Vitamins are classified as:
micronutrients
A patient with a body mass index (BMI) of 28 will be classified as __________.
overweight
Which type of lipoprotein transfers cholesterol from the cells in peripheral tissues to the liver for inclusion as part of bile?
HDLS
Fruits, honey, candy, and juices are dietary sources of ________.
monosaccharides and disaccharides
Water-soluble vitamins are absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract with water and polar solutes. What water-soluble vitamin is the exception?
Vitamin B12
What percentage of the total caloric intake should be carbohydrates?
45–65%
Which of the following food sources is a poor source of minerals?
High-fat foods
Which of the following body temperatures is recognized as the defining temperature for hyperthermia?
38.3 °C (101 °F) or higher
Which of the following micronutrients is considered a major mineral?
Sulfur
Which of the following is not a lobe of the liver?
Falciform ligament
What is responsible for the emulsification of lipids in the duodenum?
bile
Damaged hepatocytes will impair __________.
bile production
Lacteals __________.
absorb the products of fat digestion
The process by which bile breaks up large fat droplets into smaller ones is called __________.
emulsification
Which of the following ducts does not transport bile?
Accessory pancreatic duct
Which of the following proteolytic enzymes is not found in pancreatic juice?
Pepsin
Which of the following sequences is the correct flow of blood through the liver to the inferior vena cava?
Hepatic artery and hepatic portal vein – portal triad – hepatic sinusoids – central vein – hepatic vein
The _____ ligament is on the ventral surface of the liver and divides the liver into right and left lobes.
Falciform
Bile is produced by the ___ and stored in the ____.
liver; gallbladder
Which organ functions to absorb significant quantities of water, electrolytes, and vitamins?
Large intestine
The acidic chyme is neutralized as it enters the small intestine by ____.
pancreatic juice
In which portion of the alimentary canal is chyme mixed with pancreatic juice and bile?
Duodenum
The portal triad of the liver contains all the following structures except __________.
hepatic sinusoids
Within the enterocytes, lipids are reassembled into triglycerides and packaged into ______.
chylomicrons
The pancreatic duct and the common bile duct unite to enter the duodenum at the ____.
hepatopancreatic ampulla
The acinar cells of the pancreas secrete their exocrine products into small ducts that drain into the __________.
main pancreatic and accessory pancreatic duct
The majority of triglyceride digestion occurs in the small intestine facilitated by the enzyme ____.
pancreatic lipase