BIO 256 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Which involves movement of nutrients from food you have eaten from the
gastrointestinal tract to the blood or lymph? - Answers - absorption
Which is how food moves through the gastrointestinal tract by using peristalsis? -
Answers - propulsion
Which involves movement of indigestible solid wasters form the gastrointestinal tract? -
Answers - defecation
The process of deglutition results in - Answers - swallowing
Pepsinogen, an inactive digestive enzyme, is secreted by the - Answers - chief cells of
the stomach
Control of gastric secretion is provided by - Answers - both neural and hormonal
mechanisms
The small intestine receives ______ from the liver and gall bladder and ______ from the
pancreas. - Answers - bile, pancreatic juice
Which is NOT a component of bile? - Answers - digestive enzymes
Which is an exocrine product of the pancreas? - Answers - bicarbonate
Which hormone induces secretion of enzyme-rich pancreatic juice? - Answers - CCK
(cholecystokinin)
Bile production and secretion is promoted by - Answers - secretin
Most chemical digestion and absorption occurs in the - Answers - small intestine
Inadequate colonic water absorption results in - Answers - diarhea
Which is NOT a function of the normal bacterial flora of the colon? - Answers -
hydrolysis of proteins to supply amino acids
The stimulus that brings about the need for defecation is - Answers - distension of
rectum
, You have just eaten a meal high in complex carbohydrates. Which of the following
enzymes will help to digest the meal? - Answers - amylase
The absorption of which ion is coupled to the absorption of glucose or amino acids? -
Answers - Na+
Digestion of table sugar requires - Answers - sucrase
Dietary fats are important because - Answers - they help the body absorb fat-soluble
vitamins
Select the correct statement about proteins - Answers - Proteins will be used by most
cells for ATP synthesis if insufficient carbohydrates are ingested.
Vitamins are organic compounds. They - Answers - often function as coenzymes to
assist in catalysis
The primary function of cellular respiration is to - Answers - generate ATP, which traps
some of the chemical energy of food molecules in its high-energy bonds
Gluconeogenesis is the process in which - Answers - glucose is formed from
noncarbohydrate molecules
The process of breaking triglycerides down into glycerol and fatty acids is known as -
Answers - lipolysis
Which is NOT a function of cholesterol? - Answers - used for energy
Triglycerides synthesized in hepatocytes are transported to adipocytes by - Answers -
VLDL's
Adipose tissue produces ______, sending an important satiety signal to your
hypothalamus, which controls your sense of hunger. - Answers - leptin
Which does NOT promote heat-loss? - Answers - vasoconstriction of peripheral blood
vessels
Which hormone initiates puberty? - Answers - gonadotropin release hormone
The seminal vesicles - Answers - secrete fluid that partly composes the semen
Immediately following ejaculation, the seman - Answers - clots
Erectile tissue of the penis are filled with - Answers - blood sinuses
ANSWERS
Which involves movement of nutrients from food you have eaten from the
gastrointestinal tract to the blood or lymph? - Answers - absorption
Which is how food moves through the gastrointestinal tract by using peristalsis? -
Answers - propulsion
Which involves movement of indigestible solid wasters form the gastrointestinal tract? -
Answers - defecation
The process of deglutition results in - Answers - swallowing
Pepsinogen, an inactive digestive enzyme, is secreted by the - Answers - chief cells of
the stomach
Control of gastric secretion is provided by - Answers - both neural and hormonal
mechanisms
The small intestine receives ______ from the liver and gall bladder and ______ from the
pancreas. - Answers - bile, pancreatic juice
Which is NOT a component of bile? - Answers - digestive enzymes
Which is an exocrine product of the pancreas? - Answers - bicarbonate
Which hormone induces secretion of enzyme-rich pancreatic juice? - Answers - CCK
(cholecystokinin)
Bile production and secretion is promoted by - Answers - secretin
Most chemical digestion and absorption occurs in the - Answers - small intestine
Inadequate colonic water absorption results in - Answers - diarhea
Which is NOT a function of the normal bacterial flora of the colon? - Answers -
hydrolysis of proteins to supply amino acids
The stimulus that brings about the need for defecation is - Answers - distension of
rectum
, You have just eaten a meal high in complex carbohydrates. Which of the following
enzymes will help to digest the meal? - Answers - amylase
The absorption of which ion is coupled to the absorption of glucose or amino acids? -
Answers - Na+
Digestion of table sugar requires - Answers - sucrase
Dietary fats are important because - Answers - they help the body absorb fat-soluble
vitamins
Select the correct statement about proteins - Answers - Proteins will be used by most
cells for ATP synthesis if insufficient carbohydrates are ingested.
Vitamins are organic compounds. They - Answers - often function as coenzymes to
assist in catalysis
The primary function of cellular respiration is to - Answers - generate ATP, which traps
some of the chemical energy of food molecules in its high-energy bonds
Gluconeogenesis is the process in which - Answers - glucose is formed from
noncarbohydrate molecules
The process of breaking triglycerides down into glycerol and fatty acids is known as -
Answers - lipolysis
Which is NOT a function of cholesterol? - Answers - used for energy
Triglycerides synthesized in hepatocytes are transported to adipocytes by - Answers -
VLDL's
Adipose tissue produces ______, sending an important satiety signal to your
hypothalamus, which controls your sense of hunger. - Answers - leptin
Which does NOT promote heat-loss? - Answers - vasoconstriction of peripheral blood
vessels
Which hormone initiates puberty? - Answers - gonadotropin release hormone
The seminal vesicles - Answers - secrete fluid that partly composes the semen
Immediately following ejaculation, the seman - Answers - clots
Erectile tissue of the penis are filled with - Answers - blood sinuses
