SCUC A&P Final Exam Review Part 1

Which of the following structures are NOT a part of the alimentary canal/GI tract?

• stomach

• small and large intestines

• nasopharynx

• oropharynx

The process of taking food into the digestive tract is

• absorption

• ingestion

• chemical digestion

• mechanical digestion

The process that physically prepares food for digestion

• absorption

• ingestion

• chemical digestion

• mechanical digestion

The _____ produces BILE for export to the duodenum while the _____ stores bile until needed.

• gall bladder, small intestine

• liver, bile duct

• gall bladder, stomach

• liver, gall bladder

The islets of Langerhans in the PANCREAS produce which TWO substances that aid in blood/glucose regulation?

• insulin and bile

• insulin and glucagon

• glucagon and bile

• sucrase and maltase

Which are types of inflammatory bowel disease?

• Colorectal cancer and Diverticulosis

• Diverticulosis and Crohn's disease

• Crohn's disease and Ulcerative colitis

• Ulcerative colitis and colorectal cancer

The function of ______ is to emulsify fats.

• bile

• pancreatic enzymes

• amylase

• glucagon

Lymphatic tissue found in the the SI

• small intestine

• large intestine

• salivary glands

• filiform

• Peyer's patches

Absorption of nutrients occurs in the

• small intestine

• large intestine

• salivary glands

• frenulum

Absorption of water occurs in the the

• small intestine

• large intestine

• Peyer's patches

• filiform