Quiz: Digestive Flashcards
(65 cards)
The chemical and mechanical processes of food breakdown are called…
Digestion
When we ingest large molecules such as lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins, they must undergo catabolic reactions whereby enzymes split these molecules. This series of reactions is called
Chemical digestion
Waves of muscular contractions that propel contents from one point to another…
Peristaltic waves
Chemical digestion reduces large complex molecules to simpler compounds by the process of…
Catabolism
The mechanical and chemical receptors that control digestive activity are located…
In the walls of the tract organs
The sheets of peritoneal membrane that hold the digestive tract in place are called…
Mesenteries
From the esophagus to the anal canal, the walls of every organ of the alimentary canal are made up of the same four basic layers. Their order deep to superficial is…
Mucosa, submucosa, muscularis externa, and serosa
The capillaries that nourish the epithelium and absorb digested nutrients lie in the…
Lamina propria
If an incision has to be made in the small intestine to remove an obstruction, the first layer of tissue to be cut is the…
Serosa
The lamina propria is composed of…
Loose connective tissue
The layer of the digestive tube that contains blood vessels, lymphatic nodules, and a rich supply of elastic fibers is the…
Submucosa
Includes celiac artery, superior mesenteric artery and hepatic portal vein, but not inferior vena cava…
Splanchnic circulation
This part of the tooth bears the force of chewing…
Enamel
Concerning number and type of permanent teeth…
There are 32 permanent teeth, and the wisdom teeth are the last to emerge
The two types of secretory cells salivary glands are composed of…
Serous and mucous cells
Electrolytes, digestive enzyme, mucin, lysozyme, wastes and lgA…
Solutes contained in saliva
The dental formula for an adult is 2-1-2-3. 1 stands for…
Canine tooth
Types of papillae on the tongue that contain taste buds…
Fungiform and circumvallate
Concerning primary teeth…
There are 20 primary teeth, and by 24 months of age most children have all 20…
Surgical cutting of the lingual frenulum would occur in…
Oral cavity
Cyanide derivatives would not be found in…
Saliva
Increases HCl secretion and stimulates contraction of intestinal muscle…
Gastrin
Increases output of pancreatic juice rich in bicarbonate ions…
Secretin
Increases output of enzymatic-rich pancreatic juice and stimulates contraction of gallbladder to release bile…
Cholecystokinin
