Question 1

Which of the following is a retroperitoneal organ?

Accepted Answer

A)  jejunum 
B)  liver 
C)  stomach 
D)  pancreas 
A)  jejunum 
B)  liver 
C)  stomach 
D)  pancreas D

Question 2

Pepsinogen is released by which of the following gastric cell types?

Accepted Answer

A)  mucous cells 
B)  G cells 
C)  chief cells 
D)  parietal cells 
A)  mucous cells 
B)  G cells 
C)  chief cells 
D)  parietal cells C

Question 3

What is the name of the juncture between the ascending and transverse colons?

Accepted Answer

A)  hepatic flexure 
B)  sigmoid flexure 
C)  cecum 
D)  left colic flexure 
A)  hepatic flexure 
B)  sigmoid flexure 
C)  cecum 
D)  left colic flexure A

Question 4

What is the name for the space between the lips and the gingiva?

Accepted Answer

A)  palate 
B)  vestibule 
C)  uvula 
D)  lingual frenulum 
A)  palate 
B)  vestibule 
C)  uvula 
D)  lingual frenulum

Question 5

Which mesentery suspends the transverse and sigmoid colons from the posterior body wall?

Accepted Answer

A)  greater omentum 
B)  mesocolon 
C)  mesentery proper 
D)  lesser omentum 
A)  greater omentum 
B)  mesocolon 
C)  mesentery proper 
D)  lesser omentum

Question 6

Which organ is the only organ connected to the anterior body wall by a mesentery in the adult?

Accepted Answer

A)  liver 
B)  transverse colon 
C)  stomach 
D)  small intestine 
A)  liver 
B)  transverse colon 
C)  stomach 
D)  small intestine

Question 7

Which of the following are longitudinal bands of smooth muscle in the large intestine?

Accepted Answer

A)  muscularis mucosae 
B)  haustra 
C)  taeniae coli 
D)  fatty appendices 
A)  muscularis mucosae 
B)  haustra 
C)  taeniae coli 
D)  fatty appendices

Question 8

Which of the following conditions can lead to esophageal cancer if left untreated?

Accepted Answer

A)  heartburn 
B)  dental caries 
C)  GERD (gastroesophageal-reflux disease) 
D)  gallstones 
A)  heartburn 
B)  dental caries 
C)  GERD (gastroesophageal-reflux disease) 
D)  gallstones

Question 9

Which is the most superior region of the stomach?

Accepted Answer

A)  fundic region (or fundus) 
B)  cardiac region 
C)  body 
D)  pyloric region 
A)  fundic region (or fundus) 
B)  cardiac region 
C)  body 
D)  pyloric region

Question 10

The crystallization of cholesterol can lead to the development of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  dental caries 
B)  gallstones 
C)  heartburn 
D)  GERD 
A)  dental caries 
B)  gallstones 
C)  heartburn 
D)  GERD

Question 11

The stratified squamous epithelium is located within which of the following layers of the alimentary canal?

Accepted Answer

A)  serosa 
B)  submucosa 
C)  mucosa 
D)  muscularis externa 
A)  serosa 
B)  submucosa 
C)  mucosa 
D)  muscularis externa

Question 12

The falciform ligament connects which organ to the diaphragm?

Accepted Answer

A)  transverse colon 
B)  ileum 
C)  liver 
D)  stomach 
A)  transverse colon 
B)  ileum 
C)  liver 
D)  stomach

Question 13

What is the name of the valve that joins the small and large intestine?

Accepted Answer

A)  lower esophageal sphincter 
B)  internal anal sphincter 
C)  ileocecal valve 
D)  pyloric sphincter 
A)  lower esophageal sphincter 
B)  internal anal sphincter 
C)  ileocecal valve 
D)  pyloric sphincter

Question 14

Which of the following cells produce proteolytic enzymes?

Accepted Answer

A)  hepatocytes 
B)  pancreatic islets 
C)  Kupffer cells 
D)  pancreatic acinar cells 
A)  hepatocytes 
B)  pancreatic islets 
C)  Kupffer cells 
D)  pancreatic acinar cells

Question 15

What are Peyer's patches?

Accepted Answer

A)  goblet cells 
B)  aggregated lymphoid nodules 
C)  brush border 
D)  duodenal glands 
A)  goblet cells 
B)  aggregated lymphoid nodules 
C)  brush border 
D)  duodenal glands

Question 16

Which of the following structures cause a slow spiraling movement of chyme?

Accepted Answer

A)  plicae circulares 
B)  teniae coli 
C)  rugae 
D)  haustra 
A)  plicae circulares 
B)  teniae coli 
C)  rugae 
D)  haustra

Question 17

A patient has been identified to have a "leaky" ileum,which is causing inflammation and irritation of one of his mesenteries.Which of the following mesenteries is most likely to become inflamed?

Accepted Answer

A)  mesocolon 
B)  mesentery proper 
C)  lesser omentum 
D)  greater omentum 
A)  mesocolon 
B)  mesentery proper 
C)  lesser omentum 
D)  greater omentum

Question 18

Which mesentery connects the stomach to the inferior surface of the liver?

Accepted Answer

A)  mesocolon 
B)  mesentery proper 
C)  greater omentum 
D)  lesser omentum 
A)  mesocolon 
B)  mesentery proper 
C)  greater omentum 
D)  lesser omentum

Question 19

What is the name of the membranous fold that connects the tongue to the floor of the oral cavity?

Accepted Answer

A)  vestibule 
B)  labial frenula 
C)  lingual frenulum 
D)  palate 
A)  vestibule 
B)  labial frenula 
C)  lingual frenulum 
D)  palate

Question 20

Which of the following is the largest salivary gland?

Accepted Answer

A)  sublingual 
B)  parotid 
C)  gastric glands 
D)  submandibular 
A)  sublingual 
B)  parotid 
C)  gastric glands 
D)  submandibular

Exam 27: Anatomy of the Digestive System

Which of the following is a retroperitoneal organ?

Pepsinogen is released by which of the following gastric cell types?

What is the name of the juncture between the ascending and transverse colons?

What is the name for the space between the lips and the gingiva?

Which mesentery suspends the transverse and sigmoid colons from the posterior body wall?

Which organ is the only organ connected to the anterior body wall by a mesentery in the adult?

Which of the following are longitudinal bands of smooth muscle in the large intestine?

Which of the following conditions can lead to esophageal cancer if left untreated?

Which is the most superior region of the stomach?

The crystallization of cholesterol can lead to the development of which of the following?

The stratified squamous epithelium is located within which of the following layers of the alimentary canal?

The falciform ligament connects which organ to the diaphragm?

What is the name of the valve that joins the small and large intestine?

Which of the following cells produce proteolytic enzymes?

What are Peyer's patches?

Which of the following structures cause a slow spiraling movement of chyme?

A patient has been identified to have a "leaky" ileum,which is causing inflammation and irritation of one of his mesenteries.Which of the following mesenteries is most likely to become inflamed?

Which mesentery connects the stomach to the inferior surface of the liver?

What is the name of the membranous fold that connects the tongue to the floor of the oral cavity?

Which of the following is the largest salivary gland?

Body Organization and Terminology

Care and Use of the Compound Light Microscope

Cell Structure and Cell Division

Membrane Transport

Tissues

The Integumentary System

Introduction to the Skeletal System and the Axial Skeleton

The Appendicular Skeleton

Articulations

Introduction to Skeletal Muscle

Muscles of the Head, Neck, and Trunk

Muscles of the Upper and Lower Limbs

Physiology of the Muscular System

Nervous Tissue

The Brain and Cranial Nerves

The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

Human Reflex Physiology

Special Senses

The Endocrine System

Blood Cells

Gross Anatomy of the Heart

Anatomy of Blood Vessels

Cardiovascular Physiology

The Lymphatic System

Anatomy of the Respiratory System

Respiratory Physiology

Actions of a Digestive Enzyme

Anatomy of the Urinary System

Urinary Physiology

The Male Reproductive System

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