Bio 256 Final Exam
The process of deglutition results in - answerspassage of food from the oral cavity into
the esophagus
Hepatocytes do NOT - answersproduce digestive enzymes
Which is NOT an exocrine product of the pancreas? - answersglucagon
Which does NOT make hormones controlling digestion, absorption, or metabolism of
foods ingested? - answersliver
In the gastrointestinal tract, peristaltic waves are - answerswaves of muscular
contractions that propel contents from one point to another.
Inadequate colonic water absorption results in - answersdiarrhea
Which hormone promotes the opening of the ileocecal valve, allowing chyme to move to
the large intestine? - answersgastrin
If the liver were severely damaged, as by a hepatitis infection, digestion of which of the
following would be most affected? - answersCarbohydrates
Select the correct statement about electrolyte absorption. - answersIron and calcium are
absorbed mostly by the duodenum
Cholesterol, while it is not an energy molecule, has importance in the body because -
answersit is a stabilizing component of the plasma membranes and is the parent
molecule of steroid hormones
The process of deglutition results in - answerspassage of food from the oral cavity into
the esophagus
Hepatocytes do NOT - answersproduce digestive enzymes
Which is NOT an exocrine product of the pancreas? - answersglucagon
Which does NOT make hormones controlling digestion, absorption, or metabolism of
foods ingested? - answersliver
In the gastrointestinal tract, peristaltic waves are - answerswaves of muscular
contractions that propel contents from one point to another.
Inadequate colonic water absorption results in - answersdiarrhea
Which hormone promotes the opening of the ileocecal valve, allowing chyme to move to
the large intestine? - answersgastrin
If the liver were severely damaged, as by a hepatitis infection, digestion of which of the
following would be most affected? - answersCarbohydrates
Select the correct statement about electrolyte absorption. - answersIron and calcium are
absorbed mostly by the duodenum
Cholesterol, while it is not an energy molecule, has importance in the body because -
answersit is a stabilizing component of the plasma membranes and is the parent
molecule of steroid hormones
