Exam 26: Digestive System

Of the five types of secretory cells in the gastric glands, which ones secrete pepsinogen?

If a fatty meal has been ingested, the liver and gallbladder need to be alerted about the need for bile. The receptors that are responsible for sensing the fat in the ingested food are referred to as

Digestion of proteins is initiated by the enzyme

Mechanoreceptors and chemoreceptors are found in the

There are two aspects to digestion: chemical digestion and ________ digestion.

Stenosis (constriction) of the pyloric sphincter would interfere with

A lymphatic capillary within a villus of the small intestine is called a ________.

The accumulation of large amounts of adipose tissue in the ________ that extends from the inferolateral surface of the stomach can form what is commonly called a "beer belly."

What is the correct order for the layers of the GI tract wall, from innermost (next to lumen) to outermost?

Mechanical & chemical processes of digestion. -This figure shows the stomach. What structure does number 3 indicate?

A sphincter is a

Chief cells store and release an inactive precursor of a proteolytic enzyme (rather than the active form) to avoid destroying proteins within themselves.

Cholecystokinin is a(n) ________ released by the ________.

The ________ are considered the opening from the oral cavity to the oropharynx.

Bacteria within the large intestine are called

Which cranial nerves innervate the salivary glands?

Which peritoneal fold attaches the liver to the anterior internal body wall?

The upper half of the esophagus contains smooth muscle and the lower half contains skeletal muscle.

The initial site of both mechanical and chemical digestion is the

Pancreatic juice is secreted by the exocrine pancreatic acini.