Digestive System

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

• intestines

• tongue

• teeth

• salivary glands

The major site for nutrient absorption is the __________.

• large intestine

• small intestine

• mouth

• stomach

Digestion of carbohydrates and proteins by brush border enzymes occurs within the ________ of the small intestine.

• villi

• circular folds

• goblet cells

• microvilli

__________ is NOT found in pancreatic secretions.

• Cholecystokinin (CCK)

• Bicarbonate

• Procarboxypeptidase

• Chymotrypsinogen

Most water is absorbed in the __________.

• liver

• large intestine

• small intestine

• stomach

Pepsin enzymatically digests __________.

• fat

• nucleic acids

• carbohydrate

• protein

An infant feeding entirely on the mother’s milk passes stools that are coloured yellow. What is the reason for this?

• Casein

• Bile pigments

• Pancreatic pigments

• None of the above

Spicy food, coupled with anxiety, may lead to ________

Indigestion

• Indigestion

• Hypotension

• Seizures

• None of the above

Pancreatic juice is stimulated by the release of

• Secretin

• Cholecystokinin

• Enterokinase

• Both (1) and (2)

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

_________ stimulates the production of gastric juice in the stomach

• Enterokinase

• Rennin

• Gastrin

• Digestin

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7