Exam 24: The Digestive System

The salivary glands whose ducts open on either side of the lingual frenulum are the:

Which structure of the peritoneum is the only one to attach to the anterior body wall?

Place the following in the correct order, as found in the muscularis layer of the stomach, from outermost to innermost: 1) oblique layer 2) circular layer 3) longitudinal layer

In the small intestine, segmentation begins with the contraction of this muscle layer.

Which of the following is an anatomical feature of the small intestine that serves to increase the surface area for digestion and absorption?

Describe the structure of a tooth and illustrate your answer with a labeled diagram.

Which type of papillae of the tongue lack taste buds and are used to detect touch rather than taste?

Paneth cells, circular folds (plicae circulares), brush border enzymes and lacteals are all characteristics of the small intestine.

Substances secreted from the pancreas gives pancreatic juice a slightly alkaline pH which buffers the acids in the chyme.

Trace the route most commonly traveled by pancreatic juice, from its production until it is in the lumen of the intestine.

Which dome-shaped region of the stomach is located under the diaphragm?

What is the structure indicated in the figure?

What is the structure the arrow is pointing to?

Which of the following is an accessory digestive organ?

The hepatic veins deliver nutrient-rich blood to the sinusoids of the liver.

The type of epithelial tissue found in the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, and anal canal is keratinized stratified squamous epithelium.

Which of the following substances need to undergo digestion before being absorbed into the cells lining the alimentary canal?

The cecum directs waste into which structure of the large intestine?

The head of the pancreas is located closest to the:

Mucus in the small intestine is secreted by goblet cells in the mucosa and by duodenal glands (Brunner's glands) in the submucosa of the duodenum.