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Anatomy and Physiology Practice Test: The Digestive System
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Anatomy and Physiology Practice Test: The Digestive System
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1. The major role of absorption in the ileum is to reclaim bile salts to be recycled back to the liver.
2. The first teeth to appear are the deciduous teeth.
3. The soft palate rises reflexively to open the nasopharynx when we swallow food.
4. The ________ contains lobules with sinusoids (lined with macrophages) that lead to a central venous structure.
5. Select the correct statement about electrolyte absorption.
6. The stomachʹs contractile rhythm is set by pacemaker cells found in the spinal cord.
7. Dentin anchors the tooth in place.
8. Paneth cells ________.
9. Chyme is created in the ________.
10. Pancreatic amylase does not get to the small intestine via the ________.
11. Which of the following is an essential role played by large intestine bacteria?
12. The mechanical and chemical receptors that control digestive activity are located ________.
13. Which of the following is not true of saliva?
14. ________ is locally regulated in the blood by the active form of vitamin D, which acts as a cofactor.
15. The chemical and mechanical processes of food breakdown are called ________.
16. The pharyngeal-esophageal phase of swallowing is involuntary and is controlled by the swallowing center in the thalamus and lower pons.
17. The peritoneum is the most extensive serous membrane in the body.
18. Pepsinogen, a digestive enzyme, is secreted by the ________.
19. Parietal cells of the stomach produce ________.
20. The digestive function of the liver is to produce bile.
21. Hepatocytes do not ________.
22. What stomach secretion is necessary for normal hemoglobin production in RBCs?
23. Which of the following is not a factor that helps create the stomach mucosal barrier?
24. Surgical cutting of the lingual frenulum would occur in which part of the body?
25. The capillaries that nourish the epithelium and absorb digested nutrients lie in the ________.

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