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A quiz that tests the understanding of the digestive system, its functions, organs, and related substances. It includes multiple-choice questions, essay questions, and matching questions. The quiz covers topics such as the role of each organ in the digestive system, the types of digestive enzymes, the functions of digestion, absorption, and defecation, and the hormones involved in appetite regulation.
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Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 54 minutes 65.17 out of 100
Submitted May 12, 2020 at 10:13am This attempt took 54 minutes.
Explain why a patient with liver disease would have intolerance to fatty foods. The liver produces bile which breaks down fats. If it is not producing bile (or less bile), fats will not be broken down effectively.
Fill in the four blanks: Food enters the stomach from the ____A_______ via the ____B______ sphincter. Food exits the stomach via the ______C______ sphincter into the____D_______.
Look carefully at the diagram below. Label the following 5 organs of the digestive system. To receive credit for the intestines you must label the specific region. 1: ___________ 2: ___________ 5: ___________
1: Liver 2: Pancreas 5: Duodenum (not small intestine) 6: Ileum (not small intestine) 8: Ascending colon (not large intestine) Question 4
A patient is experiencing vitamin toxicity. What type of vitamin would be causing this toxicity? Explain your answer. A. Water soluble vitamin B. Fat soluble vitamin C. All of the above
Question 7
Match the digestive organ with the one substance it produces: Correct! Large intestine Correct! Stomach You Answered Small intestine Correct Answer Secretin Other Incorrect Match Options: Bile Salivary amylase Trypsin Question 8
What is the purpose of the hormone Leptin? Increase hunger, decrease satiety Increase hunger, increase satiety Correct Answer Decrease hunger, increase satiety Vitamin K Pepsinogen Trypsin
You Answered Decrease hunger, decrease satiety Question 9
Which of the following statements is false? You Answered The ileocecal valve controls the entrance of chyme into to the large intestine. Taste buds are located on the surface of the mouth and the wall of the pharynx. The liver, pancreas, and tongue are considered accessory organs to the digestive system. Correct Answer The stomach is located along the right side of the abdomen below the diaphragm. Question 10
Lipids can be divided into two categories: complete or incomplete. True Correct! False (Proteins can be divided into these two categories) Question 11
True/False: The oblique layer of the stomach churning food into smaller pieces is an example of mechanical digestion. Correct! True False Question 15
Label the following three types of raised bumps on the tongue. Describe the purpose of type C. A: _____________________ B: _____________________ C: _____________________ A: Filiform papillae B: Circumvallate papillae C: Fungiform papillae
Describe C: The papillae are raised bumps on the tongue. The three types of papillae help to grip food on the tongue: circumvallate, fungiform and filiform. Fungiform papillae contain taste buds. Question 16
Which of the following statements is true concerning glycolysis? Pyruvic acid are broken down into glucose. Correct Answer Two ATP molecules are formed in first breakdown of glucose. You Answered Glucose is broken down into three pyruvate molecules. Glucose is broken down into two sucrose molecules. Question 17
Which of the following statements is false concerning the second stage of glucose breakdown? You Answered This second stage is also known as the TCA cycle. Pyruvic acid is converted to carbon dioxide. Additional ATP is formed. Correct Answer
Purpose of tooth type B: A: Mandible B: Right Molar C: Right Premolar (bicuspid) F: Right Central Incisor Purpose of tooth type B: Flat molars for crushing food Question 20
Match the structure with the best description: Pancreas: Storage site for bile Attached to the soft palate Correct! Secretes juices which digest all types of foods Stores glycogen and produces urea Forms food into a bolus Question 21
Match the structure with the best description: Stomach: Hangs from the cecum Connects mouth to esophagus Correct! Attaches to the greater omentum
Largest portion of each tooth Contains nerves and vessels Correct! Located on the surface of the crown Question 24
Match the structure with the best description: Common Bile Duct You Answered Contains secretions from the pancreas Correct Answer Joins with the pancreatic duct Enters the jejunum Contains secretions from the salivary glands Contains lymph vessels and nerves