Question 1

Which of the following is not a secretion by the pancreas?

Accepted Answer

A)  trypsin
B)  chymotrypsin
C)  duotrypsin
D)  pancreatic amylase
E)  lipaseF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

Saliva contains the hydrolytic enzyme,salivary amylase,which initiates the breakdown of the polysaccharide _________ into the disaccharide,maltose.

Accepted Answer

A)  cellulose
B)  sucrose
C)  glucose
D)  starch
E)  fructoseF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Why is the stomach acidic?

Accepted Answer

A)  to kill bacteria
B)  to digest proteins
C)  to hold water
D)  to breakdown starch
E)  to emulsify fatsF) A) and C)
G) C) and E) B

Question 4

Which digestive hormone stimulates the secretion of bicarbonate by the pancreas?

Accepted Answer

A)  gastrin
B)  cholycystokinin
C)  gastric inhibitory peptide
D)  secretinE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The stomach produces all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  HCl.
B)  pepsinogen.
C)  pepsin.
D)  aciD.
E)  bicarbonatE.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

Bicarbonate that neutralizes stomach acid is produced by the

Accepted Answer

A)  duodenum.
B)  small intestine.
C)  pancreas.
D)  large intestine.
E)  liver.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

Choose the letter of the best match of the vitamins with the following deficiency symptoms.
-Vitamin B1

Accepted Answer

A)  weakening of heart
B)  inflammation and breakdown of skin
C)  rickets
D)  severe bleeding
E)  scurvyF) night blindnessG) pernicious anemiaH) C) and G)
I) A) and E)

Question 8

The products of fat digestion in the small intestine are reassembled into triglycerides by the intestinal epithelium,before combining them with proteins to form ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  chylomicrons
B)  chyme
C)  vesicles
D)  bileE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Since the hepatic portal vein empties into the liver,it is able to control the amounts of

Accepted Answer

A)  alcohol and drugs.
B)  toxins,pesticides,and carcinogens.
C)  glucose.
D)  glucose,alcohol,and drugs.
E)  glucose,alcohol,drugs,toxins,pesticides,and carcinogens.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

In the diagram,which of the following processes causes the greatest insulin release?

Accepted Answer

A)  II
B)  III
C)  I
D)  both I and II equally
E)  both II and III equallyF) B) and E)
G) B) and D) A

Question 11

Most digestion occurs in the first 25 centimeters of the 6-meter length of the small intestine called the

Accepted Answer

A)  duodenum.
B)  reticulum.
C)  cecum.
D)  omasum.
E)  abomasum.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Why doesn't the stomach acid just digest right through the wall of the stomach?

Accepted Answer

A)  It does,we just rebuild the layers faster than they can be digested.
B)  Neutralizers are imbedded in the stomach lining.
C)  The ph of the stomach acid is not low enough to be able to digest the lining.
D)  Food prevents the acid from digesting the wall of the stomach.
E)  The lining of the stomach is protected by mucus.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Choose the letter of the best match of the vitamins with the following deficiency symptoms.
-Vitamin K

Accepted Answer

A)  weakening of heart
B)  inflammation and breakdown of skin
C)  rickets
D)  severe bleeding
E)  scurvyF) night blindnessG) pernicious anemiaH) A) and C)
I) D) and G)

Question 14

The rate at which an animal consumes energy at rest is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the basal metabolic rate
B)  gluconeogenesis
C)  glycogenolysis
D)  ruminationE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Which of these does not aid in digestion?

Accepted Answer

A)  accessory organs
B)  neural stimulation
C)  palpitations
D)  endocrine secretionsE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Because of the hepatic portal vein,the _____ is the first organ to receive most of the products of digestion.

Accepted Answer

A)  liver
B)  kidney
C)  pancreas
D)  gall bladderE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 17

A friend describes to you a choking event in her life.She says that "the food went down the wrong pipe." She meant that

Accepted Answer

A)  some food went down her esophagus.
B)  some food was stuck in her pharynx.
C)  some food went down her trachea.
D)  some food lodged in one of her salivary gland ducts.
E)  some food was stuck in her esophagus.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 18

Choose the letter of the best match of the vitamins with the following deficiency symptoms.
-Vitamin B12

Accepted Answer

A)  weakening of heart
B)  inflammation and breakdown of skin
C)  rickets
D)  severe bleeding
E)  scurvyF) night blindnessG) pernicious anemiaH) B) and C)
I) D) and F)

Question 19

The strong hydrochloric acid present in the gastric juice denatures proteins and activates ________,a protein digesting enzyme.

Accepted Answer

A)  pepsin
B)  trypsin
C)  chymotrypsin
D)  lipase
E)  amylaseF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 20

Which of the following is not true about the large intestine?

Accepted Answer

A)  only 4% of food absorption takes place in it
B)  secretes water to make the feces semi-solid
C)  contains three relatively straight segments with no villi
D)  sodium,vitamin K,and other bacterial metabolic products absorbed across the wall
E)  compacts and stores the undigested materials till excretion as fecesF) A) and D)
G) B) and C) B

Exam 48: The Digestive System

Which of the following is not a secretion by the pancreas?

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Saliva contains the hydrolytic enzyme,salivary amylase,which initiates the breakdown of the polysaccharide _________ into the disaccharide,maltose.

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Why is the stomach acidic?

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Which digestive hormone stimulates the secretion of bicarbonate by the pancreas?

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The stomach produces all of the following except

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Bicarbonate that neutralizes stomach acid is produced by the

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Choose the letter of the best match of the vitamins with the following deficiency symptoms. -Vitamin B1

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The products of fat digestion in the small intestine are reassembled into triglycerides by the intestinal epithelium,before combining them with proteins to form ____________.

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Since the hepatic portal vein empties into the liver,it is able to control the amounts of

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In the diagram,which of the following processes causes the greatest insulin release?

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Most digestion occurs in the first 25 centimeters of the 6-meter length of the small intestine called the

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Why doesn't the stomach acid just digest right through the wall of the stomach?

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Choose the letter of the best match of the vitamins with the following deficiency symptoms. -Vitamin K

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The rate at which an animal consumes energy at rest is called ________.

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Which of these does not aid in digestion?

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Because of the hepatic portal vein,the _____ is the first organ to receive most of the products of digestion.

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A friend describes to you a choking event in her life.She says that "the food went down the wrong pipe." She meant that

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Choose the letter of the best match of the vitamins with the following deficiency symptoms. -Vitamin B12

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The strong hydrochloric acid present in the gastric juice denatures proteins and activates ________,a protein digesting enzyme.

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Which of the following is not true about the large intestine?

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Choose the letter of the best match of the vitamins with the following deficiency symptoms. -Vitamin B₁

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