Quiz 14: The Digestive System

Question 1

The process of swallowing is also known as ________.

Answer 1

Deglutition

Question 2

Haustral contractions ________.

Answer 2

Move food residue from one haustrum to the next haustrum within the large intestine

Question 3

What anchors the tongue to the floor of the mouth and limits its movements?

Answer 3

Lingual frenulum

Question 4

Teeth function in mastication.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Which tissue layer contributes to the creation of the mesentery?

Answer 5

Serosa

Question 6

What are the fingerlike projections of the small intestine that increase the absorptive surface area?

Answer 6

Villi

Question 7

The enzyme responsible for converting milk protein in an infant’s stomach to a substance that looks like sour milk is ________.

Answer 7

Rennin

Question 8

Where does starch digestion begin?

Answer 8

Mouth

Question 9

Bile is formed by the ________ and stored in the ________.

Answer 9

Liver; gallbladder

Question 10

The three subdivisions of the small intestine are duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.

Answer 10

True