Question 1

Where are the transverse palatine folds located

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A)  Soft palate
B)  Glossopalatine arch
C)  Hard palate
D)  Pharyngopalatine arch
E)  Labial frenulumF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Proteolytic enzymes secreted from the pancreas are activated

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A)  once they reach the pancreatic duct.
B)  within the lumen of the small intestine.
C)  in secretory vesicles within pancreatic secretory cells.
D)  once they reach the large intestine.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which peritoneal fold supports the large intestine

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A)  Greater omentum
B)  Lesser omentum
C)  Falciform ligament
D)  Mesocolon
E)  Peritoneal ligamentF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

Carboxypeptidase is an enzyme that helps digest

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A)  amino acids within the stomach.
B)  complex carbohydrates within the small intestine.
C)  peptides within the small intestine.
D)  disaccharides within the duodenum.
E)  starch within the stomach.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Maltase is a brush border enzyme of the small intestine that digests the sugar maltose.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Most saliva is produced by the _________ gland.

Accepted Answer

A)  parotid
B)  submandibular
C)  sublingual
D)  lingual
E)  buccalF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

For the majority of the GI tract,which layer(s) of the wall contain smooth muscle

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A)  Muscularis only
B)  Mucosa and adventitia
C)  Serosa only
D)  Mucosa and muscularis
E)  Submucosa and muscularisF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true about teeth

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A)  The primary component of teeth is dentin.
B)  The outer surface of enamel forms the crown of a tooth.
C)  The root is covered by cementum.
D)  All of the choices are correct.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

The projections on the superior surface of the tongue,some of which house taste buds,are the

Accepted Answer

A)  tonsils.
B)  cilia.
C)  rugae.
D)  glossal spines.
E)  papillae.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 10

The outer layer of the mucularis of the colon is discontinuous (does not entirely surround the colon),and forms the bundles of smooth muscles known as the teniae coli.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The pancreas is located primarily on the ______ side of the body,and it produces an _______ juice that is rich in a variety of enzymes.

Accepted Answer

A)  left,acidic
B)  left,alkaline
C)  right,acidic
D)  right,alkalineE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Manufacturers of some medications used to treat heartburn advertise that their products shut down the acid-producing pumps in the stomach.Where are these "acid-producing pumps" In other words,which type of gastric gland cell secretes acid

Accepted Answer

A)  Chief cells
B)  Parietal cells
C)  Mucous neck cells
D)  Surface mucous cells
E)  Enteroendocrine cellsF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Which peritoneal fold attaches the liver to the anterior internal body wall

Accepted Answer

A)  Coronary ligament
B)  Falciform ligament
C)  Mesentery proper
D)  Intraperitoneal ligament
E)  Hepatic ligamentF) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

Mechanoreceptors and chemoreceptors are found in the

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A)  adventitia of the upper portion of the GI tract.
B)  epithelium of the inferior portion of the GI tract.
C)  mucosa and submucosa of the GI tract along its length.
D)  myenteric plexus of the mucosa of the intestine.
E)  muscularis interna of the entire length of the GI tract.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 15

Stenosis (constriction) of the pyloric sphincter would interfere with

Accepted Answer

A)  passage of bile and pancreatic juice into the duodenum.
B)  peristalsis.
C)  passage of a bolus into the stomach.
D)  passage of chyme into the duodenum.
E)  mucus secretion.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

The esophagus is part of the gastrointestinal tract.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The enzyme pepsin becomes active when pH is

Accepted Answer

A)  high.
B)  low.C) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 18

Bacteria within the large intestine are called

Accepted Answer

A)  indigenous macrobiota.
B)  indigenous microbiota.
C)  exogenous macrobiota.
D)  exogenous microbiota.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

The esophagus

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A)  secretes digestive enzymes from its mucosa.
B)  is located anterior to the trachea.
C)  opens to the stomach at the pyloric sphincter.
D)  contains both smooth and skeletal muscle fibers.
E)  is lined with pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium.F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 20

Of the three regions of the small intestine,the terminal (end)portion is the _____________.

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Which peritoneal fold attaches the liver to the anterior internal body wall

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Most saliva is produced by the _________ gland.

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Proteolytic enzymes secreted from the pancreas are activated

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