Chapter 23: The Digestive System Flashcards

Paneth cells ___.

Select the correct statement about absorption.

A) Eighty percent of ingested materials have been absorbed by the end of the large intestine.

B) Amino acid transport is linked to chloride transport.

C) Carbohydrates diffuse across the villus epithelium and are then actively transported into blood capillaries.

D) If intact proteins are transported across the villus epithelium, an immune response may be generated.

Which teeth are best suited for cutting or nipping off pieces of food in the permanent dentition?

Gastric juice does not typically cause a burning sensation within the stomach. But reflux of this gastric juice into the esophagus can cause a burning sensation. One reason why this occurs is that the esophagus ______.

The sheets of peritoneal membrane that hold the digestive tract in place are called ________.

Which component of bile emulsifies fats?

A) bile salts

B) stercobilin

C) cholesterol

D) bilirubin

Short-chain triglycerides found in foods such as butterfat molecules in milk are split by a specific enzyme in preparation for absorption. Which of the following enzymes is responsible?

A) pepsin

B) rennin

C) lipase

D) cholecystokinin

What is the major digestive function of the pancreas?

The primary dentition consists of __________ teeth.

The __________ is the last segment of the small intestine.

The absorptive effectiveness of the small intestine is enhanced by increasing the surface area of the mucosal lining. Which of the following accomplish this task?

A) plicae circulares, villi, and microvilli

B) the rugae and haustra

C) Brunner's glands and Peyer Patches

D) the vast array of digestive enzymes

What is a major function of pancreatic juice?

Pepsinogen, a digestive enzyme, is secreted by the ________.

Which of these is not a component of saliva?

A) lysozyme

B) a cyanide derivative

C) defensins

D) nitric oxide

An effective way to medically treat diarrhea would be to use a drug that ______.

Select the statement that is true concerning primary teeth.

A) There are 24 primary teeth, and no new primary teeth appear after 13 months.

B) There are 20 primary teeth, and by 24 months of age most children have all 20.

C) There are 32 primary teeth, and by 36 months of age, most children have all 32.

D) There are 27 primary teeth, and the molars are permanent.

The function of the hepatic portal circulation is to ________.

Hydrochloric acid is secreted by which of the secretory cells of the stomach?

In the __________ phase of gastric secretion, chyme is moved into the duodenum.

Cholecystokinin

Gastrin

Secretin

Gastric Inhibitory Peptide

Most digestion and absorption of nutrients occur in the __________.

Which of the following is not a factor that helps create the stomach mucosal barrier?

A) thick coating of bicarbonate-rich mucus

B) production of intrinsic factor

C) tight junctions of epithelial mucosa cells

D) replacing of damaged epithelial mucosa cells

Which histological layer of the digestive tract is composed primarily of epithelial tissue?

Saliva does NOT __________.

Hormones or paracrines that inhibit gastric secretion include ________.

Which organ of the digestive tract is the body's major digestive organ?

When we ingest large molecules such as lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins, they must undergo catabolic reactions whereby enzymes split these molecules. This series of reactions is called ________.

Select the correct statement about electrolyte absorption.

A) Potassium moves across the epithelium by active transport.

B) Iron and calcium are absorbed mostly by the duodenum.

C) Chlorine ion absorption is coupled to glucose and amino acid transport.

D) If vitamin B is not present, calcium is not absorbed.

There are some 20 known pathogens found in the large intestine; our Ig ________ antibody-mediated response restricts them from going beyond the mucosa and causing problems.

Which of the following are mismatched?

A) lipase: fat digestion

B) nuclease: DNA and RNA digestion

C) protease: lipid digestion

D) amylase: carbohydrate digestion

Chief cells ________.

Hyposalivation can be treated with a drug that ______.

A baby is admitted to the hospital with a history of projectile vomiting after each feeding. On examination, it is found that the sphincter controlling food passage from the stomach to the duodenum is thickened and does not open readily. Because of the baby's loss of gastric juice, his blood probably indicates ________.

How are fats absorbed into the blood?

Which chemical activates the transformation of trypsinogen to trypsin?

Which of the following are types of papillae on the tongue that contain taste buds?

A) circumvallate and filiform

B) palatine and circumvallate

C) fungiform and circumvallate

D) fungiform, circumvallate, and filiform

The __________ circulation includes all of the major abdominal arteries that serve the digestive organs.

What is the function of the bacterial flora that inhabit the large intestine?

A) Bacterial flora release a bicarbonate-rich juice to help neutralize chyme from the stomach.

B) Bacterial flora emulsify fats.

C) Bacterial flora facilitate nutrient absorption.

D) Bacterial flora synthesize B-complex vitamins and some of the vitamin K needed by the liver.

T/F: The major means of propulsion through the alimentary canal is peristalsis.

Which major process involves the elimination of indigestible substances from the body via the anus?

The chemical and mechanical processes of food breakdown are called ________.

What role of the stomach is essential to life?

What is the opening to the mouth called?

What muscle forms the labia of the mouth?

If an incision has to be made in the small intestine to remove an obstruction, the first layer of tissue to be cut is the ________.

The ________ contains lobules with sinusoids (lined with macrophages) that lead to a central venous structure.

Peristaltic waves are ________.

The major function of the large intestine is to __________.

Which of the following inhibits salivation?

A) spicy foods

B) sight or smell of food

C) parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system

D) sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system

The innermost tissue layer of the alimentary canal is the __________.

Which of the following is NOT a structural modification of the small intestine to increase surface area?

A) rugae

B) circular folds

C) villi

D) microvilli

T/F: Bacteria that reside in the large intestine make vitamin K.

The __________ is the serous membrane that lines the abdominal body wall.

The appendix contains masses of lymphoid tissue and therefore has leukocytes capable of attacking bacteria present in the appendix. But during appendicitis, bacteria trapped in the lumen of the appendix are not effectively attacked because ______.

Which layer of the alimentary canal contains the nerve supply of the enteric neurons that regulate digestive system activity?

Which of the following enzymes is specific for proteins?

A) lipase

B) amylase

C) trypsin

D) dextrinase

Which enzymes are responsible for the final chemical breakdown of carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids?

Which duct carries bile out of bile ducts in the liver?

Hepatocytes do not ________.

Which vitamin requires intrinsic factor in order to be absorbed?

From the esophagus to the anal canal, the walls of every organ of the alimentary canal are made up of the same four basic layers. Arrange them in order from the lumen.

T/F: The soft palate rises reflexively to open the nasopharynx when we swallow food.

When a baby ingests breast milk, the milk's IgA antibodies may be absorbed into the baby's bloodstream because ______.

How are most nutrients absorbed through the mucosa of the intestinal villa?

Digestion of which of the following would be affected the most if the liver were severely damaged?

A) Carbohydrates

B) Starches

C) Lipids

D) Proteins

Nervous control of gastric secretion is provided by ________.