Exam 3: Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism

The digestive tract begins at the _________ and ends at the _________.

Which of the following structures is located past (beyond)the ileocecal valve?

When the gastroesophageal sphincter contracts,food:

A diseased gallbladder can interfere with:

The most important roles of the digestive system include digestion and:

The stomach wall is protected from the acidity of the gastric juice by:

Which of the following is NOT an accessory organ of the digestive system?

As chyme moves out of the stomach,it passes through the:

The hormone gastrin is released in response to:

Which organ filters metabolic waste products out of the blood?

Which of the following accessory organs releases its secretions into the GI tract?

Chyme is neutralized in the small intestine by secretions from the:

Nutrients classified as "organic molecules" have a molecular structure which contains the element:

Coordinated muscular contractions that move food through the GI tract are called:

Which structure prevents swallowed food from entering the trachea?

Inflammation of the small intestinal mucosa reduces the ability of the intestine to absorb water or nutrients causing:

During ________________,the digestive system can absorb whole intact proteins.

The sphincter that regulates the flow of chyme from the stomach into the small intestine is the __________ sphincter.

Probiotics are:

The sum of the chemical reactions that occur inside body cells is collectively referred to as: