Which of these descriptions best matches the term submucosal plexus?

sensory neural network

Which of these descriptions best matches the term myenteric plexus?

coordinates activity of muscularis externa

The ________ are double sheets of peritoneal membrane that suspend the visceral organs and carry nerves, lymphatics, and blood vessels.

mesenteries

A stratified squamous epithelial lining can be found in all of the following except in the...

stomach

Which of the following contains adipose tissue and provides padding for the anterior and lateral portions of the abdomen?

greater omentum

A disease that attacks and disables the myenteric plexus would...

decrease intestinal motility

The serous membrane that lines the peritoneal cavity...

-secretes peritoneal fluid

-decreases friction

-lubricates the cavity

-prevents irritation

The ________ gland empties into the oral cavity at the level of the second upper molar.

parotid

A structure that helps prevent food from entering the pharynx prematurely is the...

uvula

If the linguinal frenulum is too restrictive, an individual...

has a condition called anklyoglossia

-has difficulty eating

-cannot speak normally

-cannot protract the tongue as far as most individuals

Increased secretion by all the salivary glands results from...

parasympathetic stimulation

The space between the cheeks or lips and the teeth is called the...

vestibule

The hormone that stimulates secretion and contraction by the stomach is...

gastrin

Mary had her stomach mostly removed to try to overcome obesity. As a result you would expect Mary to be at risk for...

pernicious anemia

The villi are most developed in the....

jejunum

Peyer patches are characteristics of the...

ileum

Brunner glands are characteristics of the...

duodenum

An intestinal hormone that stimulates gastric secretion is...

gastrin

The Kupffer cells of the liver...

• destroy RBCs
• destroy bacteria
• present antigens
• are phagocytic

Bile is stored in the...

gallbladder

A proenzyme secreted by the pancreas is...

trypsinogen

Which of the following contains a remnant of the fetal umbilical vein?

falciform ligament

Which of the following is not a component of the hepatic triad found at the edges of a liver lobule?

central vein

The part of the small intestine most likely to develop an ulcer from exposure to gastric juice is the...

duodenum

In response to the arrival of acidic chyme in the duodenum, the...

blood levels of secretin rise

The essential functions of the liver include...

-metabolic regulation

-hematological regulation

-bile production

-albumin productiion for blood osmotic pressure

An obstruction of the common bile duct often results in...

undigested fat in feces

If the pancreatic duct was obstructed, you would expect to see elevated blood levels of....

amylase

Tom has hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver. Which of the following symptoms would you expect to observe in Tom?

jaundice

In response to the hormone cholecystokinin, the pancreas secretes a fluid...

rich in bicarbonate

Tony is a chronic alcoholic with cirrhosis of the liver, a condition in which liver cells die and are replaced by connective tissue. Which of the following signs would you expect to observe in Tony?

-increased clotting time

-jaundice

-portal hypertension and ascites

-decrease in plasma protein production

Which of the following descriptions best matches the term duodenal ampulla?

where pancreatic juice and bile enter duodenum

Hydrochloric acid from the stomach is neutralized in the small intestine by...

sodium bicarbonate from the pancreas

Powerful peristaltic contractions that occur a few times each day in the colon are called...

mass movements

At the hepatic flexure, the colon becomes the

transverse colon

At the splenic flexure, the colon becomes the

descending colon

A small, wormlike structure attached the posteromedial surface of the cecum is the...

appendix

The defecation reflex involves...

sympathetic relaxation of both the internal and external sphincters

An enzyme that digests proteins into peptides is...

trypsin

Carbohydrate digestion begins in the...

mouth

If digestion of a carbohydrate results in equal amounts of glucose and galactose, this carbohydrate is probably...

lactose

Products of fat digestion are transported initially by...

lymphatic vessels

What description best matches the term cholecystokinin (CCK)?

causes gallbladder to contract

How many net ATP molecules are produced by the complete metabolism (all pathways) of one glucose molecule?

36 ATP

The citric acid cycle occurs in the...

mitchondrial matrix

The citric acid cycle is an aerobic process because...

oxygen is needed to remove carbon atoms as carbon dioxide

Sometimes called "good cholesterol," ________ carry excess cholesterol from peripheral tissues to the liver.

high-density lipoproteins (HDLs)`

Urea is formed in the...

liver

During starvation...

muscle proteins are used as an energy source