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WGU D313 Anatomy and Physiology II Digestive || || || || || || ||
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What is a source of complex carbohydrates?
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a. Eggs
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b. Syrup
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c. Milk
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d. Legumes - ✔✔d. Legumes
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What do animal sources of protein have that plant sources of protein do not? - ✔✔Essential
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amino acids ||
What is a source of protein?
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a. Fruit
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b. Soy
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c. Wheat - ✔✔b. Soy
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Why is insoluble fiber helpful in a diet? - ✔✔Increases stool bulk to reduce transit time of food
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through the digestive tract || || ||
What is a function of lipids in a diet? - ✔✔Make hormones and surround nerves
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What is a characteristic of unsaturated fats? - ✔✔Liquid at room temperature
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What are 2 major functions of the pancreas? - ✔✔1. Produces insulin and glucagon to control
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blood sugar levels.
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2. Secretes digestive enzymes to break down macronutrients.
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What are 2 functions of the peritoneum? - ✔✔1. Anchors intestines to the abdominal wall.
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2. Prevents friction between the abdominal organs.
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Which process occurs throughout most of the alimentary canal? - ✔✔Propulsion
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Which organ of the digestive system mixes and churns food with the gastric juices to form
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chyme? - ✔✔Stomach || ||
What is the function of saliva? - ✔✔Assists in the taste sensation
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What is the correct path that food takes through the large intestine? - ✔✔Cecum, ascending
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colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon
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Which cells of the stomach secrete digestive hormones? - ✔✔Enteroendocrine cells
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What is a function of the upper esophageal sphincter? - ✔✔Allows food bolus to pass from the
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pharynx into the esophagus || || ||
What is the goal of peristalsis? - ✔✔Propel bolus or chyme along the digestive tract
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What happens during the buccal phase of deglutition? - ✔✔A single food bolus is formed
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What triggers the defecation reflex? - ✔✔Stretching of the walls of the rectum
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Parietal cells secrete _____ - ✔✔Hydrochloric acid
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WGU D313 Anatomy and Physiology II Digestive || || || || || || ||
Exam with verified detailed solutions || || || ||
What is a source of complex carbohydrates?
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a. Eggs
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b. Syrup
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c. Milk
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d. Legumes - ✔✔d. Legumes
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What do animal sources of protein have that plant sources of protein do not? - ✔✔Essential
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amino acids ||
What is a source of protein?
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a. Fruit
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b. Soy
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c. Wheat - ✔✔b. Soy
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Why is insoluble fiber helpful in a diet? - ✔✔Increases stool bulk to reduce transit time of food
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through the digestive tract || || ||
What is a function of lipids in a diet? - ✔✔Make hormones and surround nerves
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What is a characteristic of unsaturated fats? - ✔✔Liquid at room temperature
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What are 2 major functions of the pancreas? - ✔✔1. Produces insulin and glucagon to control
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blood sugar levels.
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2. Secretes digestive enzymes to break down macronutrients.
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What are 2 functions of the peritoneum? - ✔✔1. Anchors intestines to the abdominal wall.
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2. Prevents friction between the abdominal organs.
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Which process occurs throughout most of the alimentary canal? - ✔✔Propulsion
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Which organ of the digestive system mixes and churns food with the gastric juices to form
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chyme? - ✔✔Stomach || ||
What is the function of saliva? - ✔✔Assists in the taste sensation
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What is the correct path that food takes through the large intestine? - ✔✔Cecum, ascending
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colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon
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Which cells of the stomach secrete digestive hormones? - ✔✔Enteroendocrine cells
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What is a function of the upper esophageal sphincter? - ✔✔Allows food bolus to pass from the
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pharynx into the esophagus || || ||
What is the goal of peristalsis? - ✔✔Propel bolus or chyme along the digestive tract
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What happens during the buccal phase of deglutition? - ✔✔A single food bolus is formed
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What triggers the defecation reflex? - ✔✔Stretching of the walls of the rectum
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Parietal cells secrete _____ - ✔✔Hydrochloric acid
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