Exam 14: The Digestive System and Body Metabolism

The fingerlike projections of the small intestine increase the surface area and are known as ________.

Large wrinkle-like folds in the stomach lining, present when the stomach is empty, that allow for expansion when the stomach is filling are called ________.

Using Figure 14.1, identify the following: -The appendix is indicated by ________.

The ________ reflex inhibits the stomach's activities and slows the emptying of the stomach.

Which one of the following represents the correct order through which food passes in the alimentary canal?

Using Figure 14.1, identify the following: -The spleen is indicated by ________.

Digestive activities are mostly controlled by reflexes of the parasympathetic nervous system.

Deep folds of both the mucosa and submucosa in the small intestine that increase surface are known as ________.

Which one of the following is NOT a subdivision of the large intestine?

The process of eliminating indigestible residues from the GI tract is called ________.

Pepsinogens are produced by parietal cells in the stomach.

Identify the digestive organ that is primarily associated with each of the following functions: A) stomach B) esophagus C) small intestine D) large intestine E) mouth -Organ where bacteria synthesize vitamin K

When feces are forced into the rectum by mass movements and the wall of the rectum becomes stretched, the ________ reflex is initiated.

Discuss why an acidic pH is necessary for the stomach's activities to be accomplished.

Which accessory digestive organ is situated retroperitoneal?

Amylase is an enzyme that is only able to digest ________.

Mass movements are slow-moving contractile waves that move over large areas of the colon three or four times each day.

Describe how these chemical reactions assist with blood sugar homeostasis: gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis, and glycogenesis.

We do NOT have the enzymes to digest ________.

Which of the following does NOT contribute to the digestion of proteins?