A&P 312 Week 5&6 Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

A&P 312 Week 5&6 Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The process of breaking down food into substances the body uses for metabolism is called...

A) ingestion

B) indigestion

C) digestion

D) enzymatic response - CORRECT ANSWER digestion



All of the following are structures of the alimentary canal EXCEPT:

A) esophagus

B) stomach

C) small intestines

D) pancreas - CORRECT ANSWER pancreas



The term used to describe how food and waste materials move is called...

A) swallowing

B) rugae

C) peristalsis

D) villi motion - CORRECT ANSWER peristalsis



The unique muscle folds of the stomach break up the food into small pieces called...

A) villi

B) rugae

C) chyme

D) sphincters - CORRECT ANSWER chyme



The two components of each villi include...
A) a vein and an artery

, B) a vessel and a lacteal

C) a capillary and a lacteal

D) nutrients and waste. - CORRECT ANSWER a capillary and a lacteal



The major portion of absorption and digestion occurs in the...

A) stomach

B) small intestines

C) large intestines

D) colon - CORRECT ANSWER small intestines



The function of the colon includes all of the following EXCEPT

A) absorbs water

B) manufactures blood cells

C) produces mucous

D) forms and expels feces - CORRECT ANSWER manufactures blood cells



Which pancreatic enzyme digests carbohydrates?

A) amylase

B) lipase

C) carboxypepidase - CORRECT ANSWER amylase



Which pancreatic enzyme digests fats?
A) amylase

B) lipase

C) carboxypepidase - CORRECT ANSWER lipase



The main pancreatic duct is called:
A) ampulla of Vater

B) duct of Wirsung