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BNNS502 - exam 1 Practice Questions
and Answers
The layer of the digestive tract that contains blood & lymphatic vessels to receive absorbed nutrients is
the
Mucosa
Submucosa
Muscularis
Serosa - Ans:✔✔-B. Submucosa
Movement of molecules into epithelial cells lining the GI tract & into blood & lymph is called
Secretion
Chemical digestion
Motility
Absorption - Ans:✔✔-D.Absorption
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Very-low density lipoprotein (VLDL)
Delivers cholesterol to the tissues
Removes excess cholesterol & returns it to the liver for elimination
Carries triglycerides to adipose tissue for storage
Is an anti-oxidant molecule - Ans:✔✔-C. Carries triglycerides to adipose tissue for storage
Steroids are synthesised from
Cholesterol
Proteins
carbohydrates
amino acids - Ans:✔✔-A. Cholesterol
The ducts that transport bile from the liver are called
Cystic duct, common bile duct, right hepatic duct
Cystic duct common hepatic duct, common bile duct
Right hepatic duct, left hepatic duct, common hepatic duct
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Common bile duct, cystic duct, left hepatic duct - Ans:✔✔-C. Right hepatic duct, left hepatic duct,
common hepatic duct
The visceral layer of the peritoneum
Covers the visceral organs of the digestive system
Lines the abdominopelvic cavity
Circulates peritoneal fluid
Absorbs nutrients from the digestive tract - Ans:✔✔-A. Covers the visceral organs of the digestive system
The blood vessel that carries nutrient rich blood to the liver from the digestive system is the
Hepatic artery
Hepatic vein
Central vein
Hepatic portal vein - Ans:✔✔-D. Hepatic portal vein
Which statement about lipid metabolism is correct?
Ketone bodies are usually produced in large quantities
Ketone production leads to metabolic alkalosis
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Lipids are absorbed in the small intestine as monoglycerides and fatty acids
Lipids are stored in adipocytes as cholesterol - Ans:✔✔-C. Lipids are absorbed in the small intestine as
monoglycerides and fatty acids
The structure that controls the movement of chyme from the small intestine to the large intestine is the
Pyloric sphincter
Ileocecal sphincter
Lower oesophageal sphincter
Appendix - Ans:✔✔-Ileocecal sphincter
Lymph nodes that are infected will be:
Soft, very tender & moveable
Firm, non-tender and fixed to underlying structures
Soft, non-tender and fixed to underlying structures
Firm, very tender and moveable - Ans:✔✔-A. Soft, very tender & moveable
The most abundant class of immunoglobulins in the blood are
IgA
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FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
BNNS502 - exam 1 Practice Questions
and Answers
The layer of the digestive tract that contains blood & lymphatic vessels to receive absorbed nutrients is
the
Mucosa
Submucosa
Muscularis
Serosa - Ans:✔✔-B. Submucosa
Movement of molecules into epithelial cells lining the GI tract & into blood & lymph is called
Secretion
Chemical digestion
Motility
Absorption - Ans:✔✔-D.Absorption
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Very-low density lipoprotein (VLDL)
Delivers cholesterol to the tissues
Removes excess cholesterol & returns it to the liver for elimination
Carries triglycerides to adipose tissue for storage
Is an anti-oxidant molecule - Ans:✔✔-C. Carries triglycerides to adipose tissue for storage
Steroids are synthesised from
Cholesterol
Proteins
carbohydrates
amino acids - Ans:✔✔-A. Cholesterol
The ducts that transport bile from the liver are called
Cystic duct, common bile duct, right hepatic duct
Cystic duct common hepatic duct, common bile duct
Right hepatic duct, left hepatic duct, common hepatic duct
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Common bile duct, cystic duct, left hepatic duct - Ans:✔✔-C. Right hepatic duct, left hepatic duct,
common hepatic duct
The visceral layer of the peritoneum
Covers the visceral organs of the digestive system
Lines the abdominopelvic cavity
Circulates peritoneal fluid
Absorbs nutrients from the digestive tract - Ans:✔✔-A. Covers the visceral organs of the digestive system
The blood vessel that carries nutrient rich blood to the liver from the digestive system is the
Hepatic artery
Hepatic vein
Central vein
Hepatic portal vein - Ans:✔✔-D. Hepatic portal vein
Which statement about lipid metabolism is correct?
Ketone bodies are usually produced in large quantities
Ketone production leads to metabolic alkalosis
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Lipids are absorbed in the small intestine as monoglycerides and fatty acids
Lipids are stored in adipocytes as cholesterol - Ans:✔✔-C. Lipids are absorbed in the small intestine as
monoglycerides and fatty acids
The structure that controls the movement of chyme from the small intestine to the large intestine is the
Pyloric sphincter
Ileocecal sphincter
Lower oesophageal sphincter
Appendix - Ans:✔✔-Ileocecal sphincter
Lymph nodes that are infected will be:
Soft, very tender & moveable
Firm, non-tender and fixed to underlying structures
Soft, non-tender and fixed to underlying structures
Firm, very tender and moveable - Ans:✔✔-A. Soft, very tender & moveable
The most abundant class of immunoglobulins in the blood are
IgA
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