Question | Answer |
What are the portal triads (liver)? | 1) Hepatic Vein, 2) Hepatic Artery, 3)Hepatic duct |
What is a network of autonomic nerve fibers? | Myenteric Plexus |
What is the function of the Kuffner cells? | They remove waste, remove damaged red blood cells, remove bacteria |
What is a Volvus? | Twisting of the bowels |
What ligament attaches the liver to the abdominal wall? | Faliciform ligament |
What does mucose consist of? | Smooth Muscle, Epthelial (stratisfied), underlying connective tissue |
What is the color of pigment of bile? | Bilirubin |
Name the curve between tghe ascending and transverse of the colon. | Hepatic Flexure |
What is the region of the body that the liver is located? | Hypochondriac Epicgastric |
What is the process used to breakdown the complex molecules in food? | Hydrolysis (by water) |
How many lobes is the liver divided into | four lobes |
How old are you when premolars come in? | 9-11 years old |
What is excreted from the liver? | Bile, Hormones, Cholesteral |
What is the primary function of the large intestine? | Reaborbes fluid and electrolytes, removes waste |
What are the sinusoids line with? | Kuffner Cells. |
Name the layers of the wall of the digestive tract? | Mucosa, Submucosa, serosa |
What is stored in the liver? | Iron, Vitamins A,B12, D, E, K and Glycogen and Bile Salts |
What is a polyup? | a benign or malignant growth from the lining of the colon |
What is cirossis (of the liver)? | a chronic disease marked by degeneration of liver cells with eventual resistance of blood flow |
What are the four parts of the large intestine? | Cecum, Transverse, Ascending, Descending (Symoid), Rectum |
In carbohydrate metabolism, what is the eventual result? | Monosaccarides (GLUCOSE) |
Quiz: The digestive tract is also known as the | Gastrointestinal tract |
Quiz: the digestive tract is made up of what | Mouth and Pharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, Intestines |
Quiz: Which of the following accessory organs is NOT included in the digestive system? Tongue, Salivary Glands, Kidneys, Pancreas | not the kidneys |
Quiz: the taking in of food is known as: | Ingestion |
Quiz: Food is broken down into small particles through the mixing actions of the stomach through a process known as: | Mechanical digestion |
Quiz: What is the term for the rhymthmic waves of contractions that propel food particles through the digestive tract? | Peristalsis |
Quiz: What is the inner most layer of the digestive tract? | Mucosa |
Quiz: Which of the following consists of folds of skeletal muscle covered by a thin transparent epithelium? Lips, Cheeks, Tongue, Hard Palate | The lips |
Quiz: Which of the following directs food away from the nasal cavity and into the oropharynx during swallowing? Teeth, Hard palate and ulvula, lingual tonsils, or soft palatate and uvula | Soft palate and uvula |
Quiz: All of the following are functions of the tongue except: Mixes food with saliva, shapes food into a bolus, directs food toward the pharynx, or secretes digestive enzymes | Secretes digestive enzymes |
Quiz: Which of the following connects the tongue anteriorly to the floor of the mouth? Papillae, Frenulum Linguae, Buccinator Muscle or Salivary Glands | Frenulum Linguae |
Quiz: What is the total number of secondary teeth? | 32 |
Quiz: Which of the following teeth have sharp edges that are used for biting food? | Incisors |
Quiz: Which salivary glands are located on each side of the head, just in front of the ears? Palantine, Parotid, Submandibular, Sublingual | Parotid |
Quiz: All of the following are functions of saliva EXCEPT: Cleanses the teeth, Moistens the food, Lubricates the food, Begins the chemical degestions of proteins | Begins the chemical digestion of proteins |
Quiz: Which of the following opens into both the esophagus and larynx? Nasopharynx, Larygopharynx, Oropharynx, Fauces | Laryngopharynx |
Quiz: Which of the following provides a passageway for food between the pharynx and stomach? Larynx, Trachea, Esophagus, Oropharynx | Esophagus |
Quiz: Which of the followibng acts as a valve between the somach and small intestine? Cardiac Sphincter, Pyloric Sphincter, Esophageal Sphincter or Fauces | Pyloric Sphincter |
Quiz: Longitudinal folds in the wall of the stomach that allow the stomach to expand are known as: Rugae, Villi, Fundus, Striations | Rugae |
Quiz: Which of the following aids in the absorption of vitamin B12 from the digestive tract? Mucus, Hydrochloric Acid, Intrinsic Factor, Pepsinogen, All of the above | Intrinsic Factor |
Quiz: What is the name of the semifluid that results when food is broken down in the stomach? Ssaliva, Bile, Chyme, Mucus | Chyme |
Quiz: How long does it ake the stomach to empty after eating a meal? 1 hour, 4 hours, 8 hours, or 12 hours | 4 hours |
Quiz: What is the first part of the small intestine? Sigmoid Colon, Ileum, Duodenum, Jejunum | Duodenum |
Quiz: What is the name of the valve located between the small intestine and the large intestine? Ileoceal Valve, Cardiac Valve, Phyloric Valve, or mitral Valve | Ileocecal Valve |
Quiz: The appendix is attached to the: Stomach, Duodenum, Cecum, Rectum | Cecum |
Quiz: What is the name of the S-Shaped portion of the colon? Ascending Colon, Descending Colon, Sigmoid Colon, Transverse Colon | Sigmoid Colon |
Quiz: What is the function of the large intestine? Production of digestive enzymes, Elimination of waster prodcuts, Absorption of nutriends, Breakdown of food molecules? | Elimination of waste products |
Quiz; What are hepatocytes? Liver cells, Pancreatic cells, Kidney cells, Gallbladder Cells | Liver Cells |
Quiz: Which of the folloiwng are stored in the liver? Vitamin K, Iron, Glycogen, Vitamin, or All of the Above | All of the above |
Quiz: Which of the folliwn cells located in the liver remove bacteria, damaged red blood cells and other particles from the blood? Macrophages, Globlet Cells, Kupffer Cells, Alpha Cells | Kupffer Cells |
Quiz: Which of the following emulisifies fact into small fat droplets? Amylase, Cholestrerol, Lipase, Bile Salts | Bile Salts |
Quiz: Which of the following is a waster product that results from the breakdown of hemoglobin? Urea, Bilirubin, Triglyerides, All of the Above? | Bilirubin |
Quiz: What is the function of the gallbladder? Stores vile, Secretes bile, Stores hemoglobin, Breaks down fat | Stores Bile |
Quiz: What causes contraction of the gallbladder? Chloecystokinin, Gastrin, Presence of fat in the stomach, Secretin | Cholecystokinin |
Quiz: What is the end product of protein digestion? Glucose, Fatty acids, amino acids, Fructose | Amino acids |
Quiz; Visible portion of the tooth | Crown |
Quiz: Connective tissue that surrounds the dentin in the root | Cementum |