N240 Exam 4 Questions & answers
Which organ is responsible for chewing and mixing food, as well as producing
saliva through salivary glands?
A) Esophagus
B) Stomach
C) Mouth
D) Small Intestine
C) Mouth
What connects the mouth to the stomach and moves food through peristalsis?
A) Esophagus
B) Large Intestine
C) Small Intestine
D) Rectum
A) Esophagus
Which organ stores food during eating, secretes digestive juices, and propels
partially digested food into the small intestine?
A) Mouth
B) Esophagus
C) Stomach
D) Large Intestine
C) Stomach
,What is responsible for the continuation of digestion and absorption of
carbohydrates, alcohol, fat, 90% of water, and electrolytes through villi?
A) Stomach
B) Mouth
C) Esophagus
D) Small Intestine
D) Small Intestine
What is the last part of the digestive tract that eliminates feces?
A) Stomach
B) Esophagus
C) Rectum
D) Large Intestine
C) Rectum
Which sphincter keeps food in the stomach until it's ready to pass through for
further digestion?
A) Lower esophageal sphincter
B) Pyloric sphincter
C) Upper esophageal sphincter
D) Lower esophageal sphincter
B) Pyloric sphincter
What is the function of the external anal sphincter?
A) Propelling partially digested food into the small intestine
B) Secreting digestive juices
C) Absorbing nutrients
D) Eliminating feces
,D) Eliminating feces
Where is the liver located in the human body?
A) Left upper quadrant of abdomen
B) Right side of the diaphragm
C) Below the spleen
D) Underneath the kidneys
B) Right side of the diaphragm
What is the only organ in the body capable of regeneration?
A) Pancreas
B) Kidneys
C) Liver
D) Heart
C) Liver
What are the primary cells of the liver responsible for its functions?
A) Bilirubin
B) Gallbladder
C) Amylase/Lipase
D) Hepatocytes
D) Hepatocytes
Which enzyme is typically measured in blood tests to assess liver function?
A) Bilirubin
, B) ALT/AST
C) Amylase
D) Lipase
B) ALT/AST
Where is the gallbladder located?
A) Below the liver
B) Right upper quadrant of the abdomen
C) Left upper quadrant of the abdomen
D) Behind the pancreas
B) Right upper quadrant of the abdomen
Which organ secretes bile, aiding in digestion?
A) Liver
B) Pancreas
C) Gallbladder
D) Spleen
C) Gallbladder
What is the primary function of the pancreas?
A) Hormone secretion
B) Storage of bile
C) Alkaline fluid secretion
D) Filtering toxins
C) Alkaline fluid secretion
Which organ is responsible for chewing and mixing food, as well as producing
saliva through salivary glands?
A) Esophagus
B) Stomach
C) Mouth
D) Small Intestine
C) Mouth
What connects the mouth to the stomach and moves food through peristalsis?
A) Esophagus
B) Large Intestine
C) Small Intestine
D) Rectum
A) Esophagus
Which organ stores food during eating, secretes digestive juices, and propels
partially digested food into the small intestine?
A) Mouth
B) Esophagus
C) Stomach
D) Large Intestine
C) Stomach
,What is responsible for the continuation of digestion and absorption of
carbohydrates, alcohol, fat, 90% of water, and electrolytes through villi?
A) Stomach
B) Mouth
C) Esophagus
D) Small Intestine
D) Small Intestine
What is the last part of the digestive tract that eliminates feces?
A) Stomach
B) Esophagus
C) Rectum
D) Large Intestine
C) Rectum
Which sphincter keeps food in the stomach until it's ready to pass through for
further digestion?
A) Lower esophageal sphincter
B) Pyloric sphincter
C) Upper esophageal sphincter
D) Lower esophageal sphincter
B) Pyloric sphincter
What is the function of the external anal sphincter?
A) Propelling partially digested food into the small intestine
B) Secreting digestive juices
C) Absorbing nutrients
D) Eliminating feces
,D) Eliminating feces
Where is the liver located in the human body?
A) Left upper quadrant of abdomen
B) Right side of the diaphragm
C) Below the spleen
D) Underneath the kidneys
B) Right side of the diaphragm
What is the only organ in the body capable of regeneration?
A) Pancreas
B) Kidneys
C) Liver
D) Heart
C) Liver
What are the primary cells of the liver responsible for its functions?
A) Bilirubin
B) Gallbladder
C) Amylase/Lipase
D) Hepatocytes
D) Hepatocytes
Which enzyme is typically measured in blood tests to assess liver function?
A) Bilirubin
, B) ALT/AST
C) Amylase
D) Lipase
B) ALT/AST
Where is the gallbladder located?
A) Below the liver
B) Right upper quadrant of the abdomen
C) Left upper quadrant of the abdomen
D) Behind the pancreas
B) Right upper quadrant of the abdomen
Which organ secretes bile, aiding in digestion?
A) Liver
B) Pancreas
C) Gallbladder
D) Spleen
C) Gallbladder
What is the primary function of the pancreas?
A) Hormone secretion
B) Storage of bile
C) Alkaline fluid secretion
D) Filtering toxins
C) Alkaline fluid secretion
