Exam 28: A: Anatomy of the Digestive System

The sublingual salivary glands can have as many as 20 ducts draining their secretions into the mouth.

Surgical removal of the gallbladder is called cholecystectomy.

The substances insulin and glucagon are both produced by the liver but have opposite effects on carbohydrate metabolism.

Cholesterol is a component of bile.

A hiatal hernia is a condition that permits movement of the stomach upward through a weakened area of the diaphragm.

The small intestine is so named because it is shorter than the large intestine.

The greater curvature of the stomach is inferior to the lesser curvature of the stomach.

The esophagus is anterior to the trachea.

The philtrum is a structure located at the rear of the soft palate.

The mesentery and the transverse mesocolon are both projections of the peritoneum.

The esophagus is prevented from collapsing by rings of cartilage.

Another name for the lower esophageal sphincter is the pyloric sphincter.

The esophageal hiatus is the opening in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes.

The fan-shaped projection of peritoneum that connects the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall is the mesentery.

The pancreas is located in the curve of the small intestine where the ileum joins the jejunum.

Both cholecystectomy and ultrasound lithotripsy are methods of eliminating gallstones.

The hepatic lobules are the anatomical units of the liver and are tiny hexagonal or pentagonal shaped structures.

Mumps is an acute viral disease characterized by swelling of the parotid salivary glands.

The muscle structure of the esophagus changes from the top of the esophagus to the bottom of the esophagus.

The upper esophageal sphincter is called the cardiac sphincter because it is just posterior to the heart.