📸A&P II - Chapter 24, The Digestive System Practice Questions

0.0(0)
Studied by 0 people
call kaiCall Kai
Locked
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
GameKnowt Play
Card Sorting

1/47

flashcard set

Earn XP

Description and Tags

https://quizlet.com/459982185/ap-ii-chapter-24-the-digestive-system-practice-questions-flash-cards/

Last updated 7:51 AM on 8/21/26
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced
Call with Kai
Chat

No analytics yet

Send a link to your students to track their progress

48 Terms

1
New cards

Which of following processes is the function of the smooth muscle layer of the digestive system?

a) Ingestion

b) Secretion

c) Mixing and propulsion

d) Absorption

e) None of these choices

c. mixing and propulsion

2
New cards

Which of following processes is the primary function of the villi of the small intestine?

a) Ingestion

b) Secretion

c) Mixing and propulsion

d) Absorption

e) None of these choices

d. absorption

3
New cards

Which of the following accessory organs produces a fluid that functions to emulsify dietary fats?

a) Teeth

b) Salivary glands

c) Liver

d) Gallbladder

e) Pharynx

c. liver

4
New cards

Which of the following accessory organs stores bile?

a) Teeth

b) Salivary glands

c) Liver

d) Gallbladder

e) Pharynx

d. gallbladder

5
New cards

The capability of the GI tract to move material along its length is called

1. Motility

2. Propulsion

3. Digestion

4. Defecation

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) 3 only

d) 4 only

e) both 1 and 2

both 1 and 2

6
New cards

This layer of the GI tract is composed of areolar connective tissue containing blood and lymph vessels.

a) Mucosa

b) Lamina propria

c) MALT

d) Muscularis

e) Epithelium

b. lamina propria

7
New cards

This layer of the GI tract is composed of areolar connective tissue that binds the mucosa to the muscularis.

a) Submucosa

b) Lamina propria

c) Epithelium

d) Serosa

e) None of these choices

a. submucosa

8
New cards

This layer functions by secreting a lubricating fluid.

a) Serosa

b) Submucosa

c) Muscularis

d) Mucosa

e) MALT

d) Mucosa

9
New cards

These are composed of prominent lymphatic nodules that function in the immune response.

a) Mucosa

b) Lamina propria

c) MALT

d) Submucosa

e) Serosa

c. MALT

10
New cards

This plexus is located between the longitudinal and circular smooth muscle layers of the muscularis.

a) ENS

b) Myenteric plexus

c) Submucosal plexus

d) Digestive plexus

e) Absorption plexus

b. myenteric plexus

11
New cards

Why do emotions such as anger or fear slow digestion?

a) Because they stimulate the parasympathetic nerves supplying the GI tract

b) Because they stimulate the somatic nerves that supply the GI tract

c) Because they stimulate the sympathetic nerves that supply the GI tract

d) They do not affect digestion

e) Because all emotions are controlled by the Vagus nerve

c. because they stimulate the sympathetic nerves that supply the GI tract

12
New cards

This portion of the peritoneum drapes over the transverse colon and coils of the small intestine.

a) Greater omentum

b) Falciform ligament

c) Lesser omentum

d) Mesentery

e) Mesocolon

a. greater omentum

13
New cards

This portion of the peritoneum attaches the liver to the anterior abdominal wall and diaphragm.

a) Greater omentum

b) Falciform ligament

c) Lesser omentum

d) Mesentery

e) Mesocolon

b. falciform ligament

14
New cards

This portion of the peritoneum is largely responsible for carrying blood and lymph vessels to the intestines.

a) Greater omentum

b) Falciform ligament

c) Lesser omentum

d) Mesentery

e) Mesocolon

e. mesocolon

15
New cards

Which of the following layers of the GI tract contains skeletal muscle?

Muscularis

Serosa

Mucosa

Submucosa

Muscularis

16
New cards

Which of the following secrete hydrochloric acid?

a) Mucous cells

b) Parietal cells

c) Chief cells

d) Serosa cells

e) Chyme cells

b. parietal cells

17
New cards

This cell secretes the hormone that promotes production of hydrochloric acid.

a) Neck cell

b) Chief cell

c) G cell

d) Chyme cell

e) Parietal cell

c. G cell

18
New cards

How long can food stay in the fundus before being mixed with gastric juices?

a) 10 minutes

b) 20 minutes

c) 30 minutes

d) 45 minutes

e) 1 hour

e. 1 hour

19
New cards

This major duct carries a fluid rich in bicarbonate ions.

a) Pancreatic duct

b) Hepatopancreatic duct

c) Cystic duct

d) Bile duct

e) Hepatic duct

a. pancreatic duct

20
New cards

Which of the following pancreatic enzymes digests lipids?

a) Trypsin

b) Elastase

c) Lipase

d) Pepsin

e) All of these choices

c. lipase

21
New cards

This is found on the liver and is a remnant of the umbilical cord in a fetus.

a) Coronary ligament

b) Falciform ligament

c) Round ligament

d) Kupffer ligament

e) Bile ductules

c. round ligament

22
New cards

This is the principal bile pigment.

a) Stercobilin

b) Bilirubin

c) Biliverdin

d) Both Stercobilin and Bilirubin

e) All of these choices

b. bilirubin

23
New cards

Which of the following is NOT a function of the liver?

a) Conversion of carbohydrates

b) Protein metabolism

c) Storage of bilirubin

d) Phagocytosis

e) Storage of vitamins

c. storage of bilirubin

24
New cards

Which of the following small intestine cells secrete lysozyme?

a) Goblet cells

b) Absorptive cells

c) Mucosa cells

d) Paneth cells

e) S cells

d. Paneth cells

25
New cards

Brunner's glands

a) Secrete an acidic mucus

b) Secrete an alkaline juice

c) Secrete an alkaline mucus

d) Secrete an acidic juice

c. secrete an alkaline mucus

26
New cards

Which of the following enzymes acts to produce monoglycerides as one product?

a) Lipase

b) Amylase

c) Trypsin

d) Phosphatase

e) Ligase

a. lipase

27
New cards

Which of the following pancreatic enzymes acts on glycogen and starches?

a) Chymotrypsin

b) Amylase

c) Trypsin

d) Phosphatase

e) Nucleosidase

b. amylase

28
New cards

Which of the following pancreatic enzymes acts on peptide bonds?

a) Chymotrypsin

b) Amylase

c) Pepsin

d) Phosphatase

e) Nucleosidase

a. chymotrypsin

29
New cards

This hormone functions to counteract the effect of gastric acid in the small intestine.

a) Pepsin

b) Secretin

c) Gastrin

d) Cholecystokinin

e) Amylase

b. secretin

30
New cards

This hormone is stimulated by high levels of dietary fat in the small intestine.

a) Pepsin

b) Secretin

c) Gastrin

d) Cholecystokinin

e) Amylase

d. cholecystokinin

31
New cards

This digestive aid, produced by the stomach, begins digestion by denaturing proteins.

a) Bicarbonate ion

b) mucus

c) Bile

d) Hydrochloric acid

e) Water

d. hydrochloric acid

32
New cards

This structure regulates the flow of material into the colon.

a) Ileocecal sphincter

b) Pyloric sphincter

c) Appendix

d) Sigmoid colon

e) Anal canal

a. ileocecal sphincter

33
New cards

What is line A pointing to?

a) Mucosa

b) Muscularis

c) Submucosa

d) Lumen

e) MALT

e. MALT

<p>e. MALT</p>
34
New cards

Which layer contains the lamina propria?

A

B

C

D

E

B

<p>B</p>
35
New cards

Which the portion of the stomach connects to the duodenum?

A

E

D

B

D

<p>D</p>
36
New cards

What does line G point to?

a) Greater curvature

b) Pyloric sphincter

c) Rugae

d) Pyloric antrum

e) Pylorus

d. Pyloric antrum

<p>d. Pyloric antrum</p>
37
New cards

What is line I pointing to?

a) Fundus

b) Greater curvature

c) Cardia

d) Lesser curvature

e) Body

a. Fundus

<p>a. Fundus</p>
38
New cards

Which of the following cells secrete mucus?

B

E

C

D

B

<p>B</p>
39
New cards

Which of the following cells secretes gastrin?

A

B

C

D

E

E

<p>E</p>
40
New cards

Which of the following cells secretes pepsinogen?

A

B

C

D

E

D

<p>D</p>
41
New cards

Name the structure labeled F

a) Chief cell

b) Gastric glands

c) Gastric pit

d) Simple columnar epithelium

e) Parietal cell

c. Gastric pit

<p>c. Gastric pit</p>
42
New cards

Name the structure labeled G

a) Gastric pit

b) Chief cell

c) Simple columnar epithelium

d) Parietal cell

e) Gastric glands

e. Gastric glands

<p>e. Gastric glands</p>
43
New cards

Name the layer labeled A

a) Circular muscle

b) Mucosa

c) Submucosa

d) Serosa

e) Longitudinal muscle

a. Circular muscle

<p>a. Circular muscle</p>
44
New cards

Name the layer labeled B

a ) Circular muscle

b) Serosa

c) Submucosa

d) Longitudinal muscle

e) Mucosa

d. Longitudinal muscle

<p>d. Longitudinal muscle</p>
45
New cards

Name the layer labeled C

a) Circular muscle

b) Submucosa

c) Serosa

d) Longitudinal muscle

e) Mucosa

c. Serosa

<p>c. Serosa</p>
46
New cards

Name the layer labeled E

a) Serosa

b) Submucosa

c) Longitudinal muscle

d) Mucosa

e) Circular muscle

d. Mucosa

<p>d. Mucosa</p>
47
New cards

Name the layer labeled D

a) Submucosa

b) Serosa

c) Longitudinal muscle

d) Mucosa

e) Circular muscle

a. Submucosa

<p>a. Submucosa</p>
48
New cards

The enzyme, produced in the organ labeled C, which digests DNA is called:

a) Pepsin

b) Sucrase

c) Ribonuclease

d) Salivary amylase

e) Deoxyribonuclease

e. Deoxyribonuclease

<p>e. Deoxyribonuclease</p>