Exam 16: Digestive System

What is the term for the largest of the salivary glands?

Secretin stimulates the pancreas to secrete digestive enzymes.

The falciform ligament separates the right and left lobes of the liver on the anterior surface and attaches the liver to the anterior abdominal wall.

Which of the following typically slows stomach emptying and stays in the stomach for the longest time period?

What are the three monosaccharides that are the end products of carbohydrate digestion?

The pulp cavity is surrounded by

Which of the following is a primary function of the large intestine?

Mechanical digestion begins in the mouth with

Amino acids are converted back to proteins in the cells of the microvilli before they are absorbed into the blood.

The outer muscle layer of the large intestine is incomplete and is collected into three bands of muscle called

Postprandial means

The structure in the center of a liver lobule is a branch of the

Cholecystokinin from the small intestine stimulates the

Most of the stomach is located in the _____ quadrant of the abdomen.

The gallbladder is attached to the visceral surface of the liver by the common bile duct.

Exocrine cells in the stomach secrete all of the following EXCEPT

The enzyme in saliva is

Salivary amylase catalyzes the hydrolysis of

All of the following are functions of the liver EXCEPT

The complete deciduous dentition has 20 teeth and the permanent dentition has 32 teeth.