The Digestive System
1. The pancreas has both an endocrine and an exocrine
function.
a. true b.
false
2. The duct which drains the bile from the liver is the duct.
a. cystic b. common bile c. common hepatic d. bile
3. Which of the following is(are) function(s) of hepatocytes?
1. produce digestive enzymes 3. store fat-soluble vitamins
2. process nutrients 4. detoxification
a. 1 and 2 b. 3 and 4 c. 2 and 3 d. 1, 3, and 4 e. 2, 3, and 4
4. Which of the following anchors the liver to the stomach?
a. greater omentum b. lesser omentum c. gastrichepatic serosa d. fat
5. List 2 things found in a portal triad:
1. 2.
6. List 2 components of bile:
1. 2.
7. Which of the following will stimulate both gallbladder contraction and secretion of pancreatic juice?
a. CCK b. gastrin c. secretin d. histamine
8. T or F Pancreatic juice consists mostly of water and is acidic.
9. Which hormone causes the pancreas to release an enzyme-rich juice?
a. CCK b. gastrin c. secretin d. histamine
10. List one enzyme released by the pancreas:
11.List the 2 hormones released by the endocrine function of the pancreas:
1. 2.
12. Fats significantly delay the emptying of the stomach.
a. true b. false
13. Peyer's patches are found in the submucosa of the distal end of the small intestine.
a. true b. false
14. The storage and concentration area for bile is the gall bladder.
a. true b. false
15. Which of the following is not an accessory digestive organ?
a. teeth b. salivary gland c. liver d. spleen e. mouth
17. Which of the following is(are) phase(s) of gastric secretion?
1. cephalic 2. intestinal 3. enterogastric
a.1 only b.2 only c.3 only d.1 and 2 e.2 and 3
19. Which vitamin requires intrinsic factor in order to be absorbed?
a. B12 b. K c. A d. C
20. Chemical digestion reduces large complex molecules to simpler compounds by the process of:
a. mastication. b.catabolism. c.anabolism. d. fermentation.
21. The terminal portion of the small intestine is known as the:
a. duodenum. b.ileum. c.jejunum. d.pyloric sphincter.
22. The portion of the large intestine closest to the liver is the:
a. ascending colon. b.rectum. c.transverse colon. d. descending colon
23. The correct sequence for the layers within the wall of the alimentary canal from inside to the outside is the:
a. mucosa, muscularis externa, serosa, submucosa.
c. mucosa, submucosa, muscularis externa, serosa.
b. serosa, muscularis externa, mucosa, submucosa.
d. submucosa,
mucosa, serosa, muscularis externa.
24. One of the major functions of the large intestine is to:
a. secrete digestive enzymes. c. reabsorb 95% of ingested water.
b. regulate the release of bile. d. break down hemoglobin. e. remove waste material.
25. Digestion of which of the following would be affected the most if the liver was severely damaged?
a. carbohydrates b. lipids c. proteins d. All of these would be affected the same.