FINALS - Ch. 32/33 (Digestive/Endocrine System)

Question 1

What does not digest carbohydrates?

Answer 1

Lipase

Question 2

The passage of chyme from the small intestine into the large intestine is controlled by the:

Answer 2

ileocecal sphincter

Question 3

Which endocrine structure is also a part of the diencephalon of the brain?

Answer 3

Hypothalamus

Question 4

Which endocrine structure is located just below the larynx?

Answer 4

Thyroid

Question 5

Hyposecretion of ADH results in:

Answer 5

Diabetes Insipidus

Question 6

Oversecretion of the hormone from the adrenal cortex causes which disease?

Answer 6

Cushing syndrome

Question 7

A person with this disease will have thin skin, high glucose levels, thin extremities, and a large abdomen

Answer 7

Cushing disease

Question 8

Which enzyme digests proteins in the small intestine?

Answer 8

Peptidase

Question 9

The pancreatic enzyme that digests carbohydrates

Answer 9

Pancreatic amylase

Question 10

Which endocrine structure is also a part of the diencephalon of the brain?

Answer 10

Hypothalamus

Question 11

Hyposecretion of ADH results in:

Answer 11

Diabetes insipidus

Question 13

A substance from parietal cells that is needed for B12 absorption

Answer 13

Intrinsic factor

Question 14

Fats that are used by the body to make energy when glucose levels are low

Answer 14

Lipids

Question 15

The parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands

Answer 15

Salivary glands

Question 16

The structure that carries blood from the digestive organs to the liver

Answer 16

Hepatic portal vein

Question 17

Which sphincter separates the stomach from the small intestine?

Answer 17

Pyloric sphincter

Question 18

List the large intestine segments in order from the small intestine to the rectum

Answer 18

Cecum, Ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon

Question 19

Cells within _____________ produce pancreatic juices for digestion

Answer 19

Pancreatic acini