front 1 Select the correct statement about the regulation of gastric secretion. | back 1 Gastric secretion can be stimulated before food has entered the mouth. |
front 2 There are three phases of gastric secretion. The cephalic phase occurs ________. | back 2 before food enters the stomach and is triggered by aroma, sight, or thought |
front 3 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 ________. | back 3 alkalosis |
front 4 Chemical digestion reduces large complex molecules to simpler compounds by the process of ________. | back 4 catabolism |
front 5 Select the correct statement about electrolyte absorption. | back 5 Iron and calcium are absorbed mostly by the duodenum. |
front 6 The chemical and mechanical processes of food breakdown are called ________. | back 6 digestion |
front 7 The ________ contains lobules with sinusoids (lined with macrophages) that lead to a central venous structure. | back 7 liver |
front 8 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 ________. | back 8 chemical digestion |
front 9 The function of goblet cells is to ________. | back 9 produce mucus that protects parts of the digestive organs from the effects of powerful enzymes needed for food digestion |
front 10 Select the correct statement about absorption. | back 10 If intact proteins are transported across the villus epithelium, an immune response may be generated. |
front 11 Gastrin is a digestive hormone that is responsible for the stimulation of acid secretions in the stomach. These secretions are stimulated by the presence of ________. | back 11 protein and peptide fragments |
front 12 Select the correct statement about digestive processes. | back 12 Chyme entering the duodenum can decrease gastric motility via the enterogastric reflex. |
front 13 Surgical cutting of the lingual frenulum would occur in which part of the body? | back 13 oral cavity |
front 14 The enzymatic breakdown of any type of food molecule is called ________. | back 14 hydrolysis |
front 15 The capillaries that nourish the epithelium and absorb digested nutrients lie in the ________. | back 15 lamina propria |
front 16 Which of the following are types of papillae on the tongue that contain taste buds? | back 16 fungiform and circumvallate |
front 17 Choose the incorrect statement regarding bile. | back 17 Bile contains enzymes for digestion. |
front 18 Which structure is highlighted? | back 18 common hepatic duct |
front 19 Which structure is highlighted? | back 19 lacteal |
front 20 Which structure is highlighted? | back 20 pyloric sphincter |
front 21 What controls the release of chyme from the stomach to the highlighted structure? | back 21 pyloric sphincter |
front 22 Which structure is highlighted? | back 22 gallbladder |
front 23 Which structure is highlighted? | back 23 circular muscle of muscularis externa |
front 24 Which lobe of the liver is highlighted? | back 24 right |
front 25 Which structure is highlighted? | back 25 oropharynx |
front 26 What is produced and secreted by the exocrine cells of the pancreas? | back 26 pancreatic juice |