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Question 51

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

A) lingual frenulum
B) hard palate
C) uvula
D) vestibule

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Question 52

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What is the purpose of mastication?

A) to eliminate undigested food wastes from the body
B) to propel food from one digestive organ to the next
C) to transport nutrients into the blood and lymph
D) to chew, grind and tear food into smaller pieces while in the mouth
E) to move food back and forth along the walls of the small intestine

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Question 53

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Using Figure 14.1, identify the following: -The appendix is indicated by ________.

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

Using Figure 14.1, identify the following: -The stomach is indicated by ________.

Muscularis externa typically contains an inner circular layer and an outer longitudinal layer.

Which tube brings bile directly back into the gallbladder for storage?

Which organ is responsible for drying out indigestible food residue through water absorption and the elimination of feces?

Using Figure 14.1, identify the following: -The salivary glands are indicated by ________.

Large wrinkle-like folds in the stomach lining, present when the stomach is empty, that allow for expansion when the stomach is filling are called ________.

Intrinsic factor, produced by cells in the stomach, is necessary for the absorption of vitamin ________ in the small intestine.

Match the following phrases with the appropriate process: -Transport of food products from the lumen of the GI tract to the blood or lymph

Match the following phrases with the appropriate process: -Enzymatic reactions that hydrolyze food particles into their building blocks

Explain the role of the hormones cholecystokinin (CCK) and secretin in regulating the release of bile and pancreatic juices.

Identify the digestive organ that is primarily associated with each of the following functions: A) mouth B) esophagus C) stomach D) small intestine E) large intestine -Organ where defecation reflex is initiated

A nutrient may be a carbohydrate, lipid, protein, vitamin, mineral or water.

Deep folds of both the mucosa and submucosa in the small intestine that increase surface are known as ________.

Which of the following chemical reactions performed by the liver creates sugars from noncarbohydrate sources such as fats and proteins?

Using Figure 14.1, identify the following: -The spleen is indicated by ________.

What region is the terminal part of the stomach?