Digestive System Test Flascards

What are these structures call that are found on the lining of the small intestine?

• Cilia

• Villi

• Sphincter

• Duodenum

Which organ churns food and uses acid and enzymes to break down food?

• stomach

• esophagus

• mouth

• epiglottis

What are the four layers of the digestive tract in order?

• Mucosal, Submucosal, Muscularis, Serosa

• Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous

• Bone, Cartilage, Hair, Glands

• Nerves, Astrocytes, Collagen, Sebaceous

When chyme passes too quickly through the large intestines and water is not reabsorbed it causes?

• Diarrhea

• Constipation

• Colon cancer

• Pancreatitis

What do we call the bumps on the tongue that house and protect taste buds?

• Papillae

• Chicken pox

• Villi

• Hairs

In the stomach a bolus becomes

• chyme

• liquid
• bile
• enzymes

What enzyme is found in saliva that starts digesting carbohydrates?

• amylase

• chyme

• pepsin

• bile

What type of fiber helps to lower blood cholesterol?

• Insoluble

• Soluble

• Gastric

• Hepatic

What is secreted by the liver to help with digestion, it is yellow-green in color.

• Bile

• Chyme

• Pancreatic juice

• Saliva

What is the medical term for swallowing?

• Mastication

• Deglutition

• Deamination

• Fermentation