Exam 35: Structure and Function of the Digestive System

The function of the acinar cells of the pancreas is to secrete:

In the liver, free bilirubin moves from the plasma in the sinusoids into the hepatocytes, where it is converted into:

What is the location of the vermiform appendix?

Which immunoglobulin is found in normal saliva?

The capillaries of the liver are more commonly known as hepatic:

Which cells does the exocrine portion of the pancreas contain?

Which of the following liver cells are phagocytic?

What substrate does the pancreas produce that prevents the premature activation of proteolytic enzymes in the pancreas itself?

A young male student becomes very hungry during class. He begins thinking of a cheeseburger and fries, his favourite meal. These thoughts will trigger which phase of gastric secretion?

When a patient experiences regurgitation from the stomach into the esophagus, the nurse expects which sphincter to be malfunctioning?

Which sphincter, when it relaxes, allows bile to flow into the duodenum?

The _____ reflex initiates propulsion in the entire colon, usually during or immediately after eating.

When parasympathetic nervous system activity is inhibited what is the expected effect on salivary glands?

The ________ sphincter controls the movement of waste from the sigmoid colon into the rectum?

The GI tract performs which of the following processes? (Select all that apply.)

The primary bile salts are synthesized from _______ by hepatocytes lining the bile canaliculi.

Which cells of the gastric glands secrete hydrochloric acid?

Where does absorption of nutrients from the intestine initially occur?

Food is moved down the esophagus via what process?

The blood supply of the large intestine is derived from which vessel(s)?