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Digestive System

1. The solar plexus is used as a name for the __________.

Spinal nerve route

Carotid plexus

The celiac and mesenteric ganglia

Splanchic nerves

Sympathetic nerve route

Answer

Correct Answer: Spinal nerve route

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2. Both the urinary and digestive system benefit when you __________.

Eat foods high in fiber

Drink a lot of water

Eat at regular intervals

Decrease your salt intake

Answer

Correct Answer: Drink a lot of water

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3. There are two aspects to digestion: chemical digestion and _______________ digestion.

The breakdown of large food items into smaller structures and molecules

Mechanical digestion

Chemical digestion

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Mechanical digestion

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4. Derivatives of ________ give feces a brown color.

Urea.

Cholesterol.

Guanylin.

Urobilinogen.

Answer

Correct Answer: Urobilinogen.

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5. In the gastric gland, the ____________ cells secrete pepsinogen.

Chief

Pepsin

HCl

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Chief

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6. A relatively long cecum is characteristic of animals that are_____.

Rabbits, horses, and herbivorous bears

Herbivores

Rabbits and their relatives

None of this

Answer

Correct Answer: Herbivores

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7. A ruptured appendix is life threatening because ________.

It is likely to cause massive infection of the abdominopelvic cavity

Because of this, a ruptured appendix

None of this

Answer

Correct Answer: It is likely to cause massive infection of the abdominopelvic cavity

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8. A mumps viral infection of the two parotid glands may ______.

Spread to the other salivary glands

They lack third molar teeth

Substrate is present.

Mass movement

Answer

Correct Answer: Spread to the other salivary glands

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9. A cysto/scopic exam refers to 'looking at' the ________:

Urinary bladder inspection

Super diarrhea

stupor "near coma or deep sleep"

Stomach

Answer

Correct Answer: Urinary bladder inspection

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10. _________ stimulates increased secretion of pancreatic juice that is rich in bicarbonate ions.

Gastrin

Secretin

Cholecystokinin

Pepsin

Answer

Correct Answer: Secretin

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11. The substrate of lipase is _______.

Bile

Fatty acids

Triglyceride

Monoglyceride

Answer

Correct Answer: Triglyceride

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12. A ________ is the narrowing of a passageway in the urinary system.

Calculus.

Stricture.

Nephrolith.

Catheter.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stricture.

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13. During digestion, are broken down into through __ reactions.

Proteins; amino acids; hydrolysis

Proteins; hydrolysis; amino acids

Hydrolysis; proteins; amino acids

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Proteins; amino acids; hydrolysis

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14. Breaking down food to get energy requires _____ that help chemical reactions take place.

Amino acids

Catalysts

RNA molecules

DNA molecules

Answer

Correct Answer: Catalysts

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15. Nervous control of gastric secretion is provided by ________.

Somatic neurons in the spinal cord

The vagus nerve and enteric plexus

The rubrospinal tracts

The reticulospinal and vestibulospinal tracts

Answer

Correct Answer: The vagus nerve and enteric plexus

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16. Most digestion occurs in the first part of the small intestine, the _____.

Colon

Duodenum

Ileum

Jejunum

Answer

Correct Answer: Duodenum

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17. When digested, proteins are broken down into _____

Hydrochloric acid

Amino acids

Hydrophillic acids

Hydrophobic acids

Answer

Correct Answer: Amino acids

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18. When chyme is in the small intestine, the pancreas secretes ______ to digest triglycerides.

Chylomicrons

Lipase

Bicarbonate

Insulin

Answer

Correct Answer: Lipase

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19. The _____ is the fourth part of the colon that joins the rectum.

Sigmoid colon

Gastrula

Blastocoel

Morula

Answer

Correct Answer: Sigmoid colon

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20. Chloroplasts are reproduced by ________.

Fusion

Cell division

De novo synthesis

Fission

Mitosis

Answer

Correct Answer: Fission

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21. Food travels directly from the stomach to the _____.

Small intestine

Gallbladder

Rectum

Answer

Correct Answer: Small intestine

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22. The solutes contained in saliva include ________.

Electrolytes, digestive enzyme,

Mucin, lysozyme,

Wastes, and IgA

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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23. When proteins are digested, the following molecules can be absorbed: ________.

Aminopeptidase, carboxypeptidase, and dipeptidase

Amino acids, dipeptides, and tripeptides

When the solution in the test tube turns pink (acidic)

Salivay amylase (mouth)

Pancreatic amylase (pancreas

Answer

Correct Answer: Amino acids, dipeptides, and tripeptides

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Digestive System MCQ

1. The solar plexus is used as a name for the __________.

2. Both the urinary and digestive system benefit when you __________.

3. There are two aspects to digestion: chemical digestion and _______________ digestion.

4. Derivatives of ________ give feces a brown color.

5. In the gastric gland, the ____________ cells secrete pepsinogen.

6. A relatively long cecum is characteristic of animals that are_____.

7. A ruptured appendix is life threatening because ________.

8. A mumps viral infection of the two parotid glands may ______.

9. A cysto/scopic exam refers to 'looking at' the ________:

10. _________ stimulates increased secretion of pancreatic juice that is rich in bicarbonate ions.

11. The substrate of lipase is _______.

12. A ________ is the narrowing of a passageway in the urinary system.

13. During digestion, __________ are broken down into __________ through __________ reactions.

14. Breaking down food to get energy requires _____ that help chemical reactions take place.

15. Nervous control of gastric secretion is provided by ________.

16. Most digestion occurs in the first part of the small intestine, the _____.

17. When digested, proteins are broken down into _____

18. When chyme is in the small intestine, the pancreas secretes ______ to digest triglycerides.

19. The _____ is the fourth part of the colon that joins the rectum.

20. Chloroplasts are reproduced by ________.

21. Food travels directly from the stomach to the _____.

22. The solutes contained in saliva include ________.

23. When proteins are digested, the following molecules can be absorbed: ________.

13. During digestion, are broken down into through __ reactions.