A&P Chapter 23 Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded

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A&P Chapter 23 Questions and Correct
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Where does the process of segmentation occur?


Ans: A) anus


B) small intestine


C) stomach


D) esophagus




Answer (B) Small intestine




How would you classify chewing food?

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Ans: A) ingestion


B) digestion


C) propulsion


D) mechanical breakdown




Answer (D) Mechanical breakdown




The major means of propelling food through the digestive tract is


Ans: A) swallowing


B) churning


C) peristalsis


D) segmentation




Answer (C) peristalsis

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The __________ is the serous membrane that lines the abdominal

body wall.


Ans: A) mesentery


B) visceral peritoneum


C) parietal peritoneum


D) omenta




Answer (C) parietal peritoneum




Which layer of the alimentary canal is constructed from either

stratified squamous or simple columnar epithelium?

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Ans: A) muscularis externa


B) mucosa


C) submucosa


D) serosa




Answer (B) mucosa




Which layer of the alimentary canal is responsible for segmentation

and peristalsis?


Ans: A) Serosa


B) muscularis externa


C) mucosa


D) submucosa




Answer (B) muscularis externa