Physiology IUPUI Exam 5 2025/2026
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Pathway of food from mouth to anus - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mouth, pharynx, esophagus,
stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus
upper GI tract - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Oral cavity
Pharynx
Esophagus w/ sphincters
Stomach w/ sphincters
lower GI tract - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔small intestine, large intestine
mechanical digestion - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Physical breakdown of large pieces of food
into smaller pieces
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,enzymatic hydrolysis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the process in digestion that splits
macromolecules from food by the enzymatic addition of water
location of mechanical digestion - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔teeth
location of enzymatic hydrolysis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔salivary glands and saliva
accessory organs of GI tract - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔salivary glands, liver, gallbladder,
pancreas
tonic contractions - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Maintain contraction for long periods of time
tonic smooth muscle - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Sphincters
Stomach fundus & body
phasic contractions - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Contract on demand
phasic smooth muscle - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔pacemaker cells
role of pacemaker cells - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔control smooth muscle contractions in
the small intestine, stomach, and colon
Location of peristalsis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔esophagus, stomach, intestines
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,location of segmentation - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔intestines
location of mass movement - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔colon
location of migrating myoelectric complex - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔stomach through
large intestine
Function of peristalsis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The waves of muscle contractions in the
walls of the organ that squeezes food along the canal.
function of segmentation - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔sequential contraction
Function of Mass Movement - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔move material through colon
function of migrating myoelectric complex - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔keep material moving
When does peristalsis begin? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔after meals
When does segmentation begin? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔during and after meals
When does mass movement occur? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔during and after meals
when does migrating myoelectric complex occur? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔between meals
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, fucntion of CFTR channel - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔allow chlorine to diffuse out of the
cell
how does mutation of the CTFR channel affect digestion? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔blocks
ducts in digestion
function of bile salts - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔emulsify fats
function of lecithin phospholipids - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔emulsifying agent
function of bile pigments - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔digestion of fats
function of HCO3- in stomach - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔maintenance of mucosal integrity
function of cholesterol - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔waste
function of trace metals - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔waste
enzymes responsible for hydrolysis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔amylase
Long reflexes in digestive system - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔stimuli within GI Tract: Taste,
stretch, chemical, osmolarity, pH
stretch outside GI Tract: Sight, smell, thought
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Exam Questions Marking Scheme New
Update | A+ Rated
Pathway of food from mouth to anus - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mouth, pharynx, esophagus,
stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus
upper GI tract - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Oral cavity
Pharynx
Esophagus w/ sphincters
Stomach w/ sphincters
lower GI tract - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔small intestine, large intestine
mechanical digestion - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Physical breakdown of large pieces of food
into smaller pieces
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 1
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,enzymatic hydrolysis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the process in digestion that splits
macromolecules from food by the enzymatic addition of water
location of mechanical digestion - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔teeth
location of enzymatic hydrolysis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔salivary glands and saliva
accessory organs of GI tract - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔salivary glands, liver, gallbladder,
pancreas
tonic contractions - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Maintain contraction for long periods of time
tonic smooth muscle - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Sphincters
Stomach fundus & body
phasic contractions - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Contract on demand
phasic smooth muscle - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔pacemaker cells
role of pacemaker cells - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔control smooth muscle contractions in
the small intestine, stomach, and colon
Location of peristalsis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔esophagus, stomach, intestines
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 2
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,location of segmentation - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔intestines
location of mass movement - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔colon
location of migrating myoelectric complex - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔stomach through
large intestine
Function of peristalsis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The waves of muscle contractions in the
walls of the organ that squeezes food along the canal.
function of segmentation - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔sequential contraction
Function of Mass Movement - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔move material through colon
function of migrating myoelectric complex - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔keep material moving
When does peristalsis begin? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔after meals
When does segmentation begin? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔during and after meals
When does mass movement occur? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔during and after meals
when does migrating myoelectric complex occur? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔between meals
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 3
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, fucntion of CFTR channel - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔allow chlorine to diffuse out of the
cell
how does mutation of the CTFR channel affect digestion? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔blocks
ducts in digestion
function of bile salts - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔emulsify fats
function of lecithin phospholipids - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔emulsifying agent
function of bile pigments - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔digestion of fats
function of HCO3- in stomach - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔maintenance of mucosal integrity
function of cholesterol - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔waste
function of trace metals - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔waste
enzymes responsible for hydrolysis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔amylase
Long reflexes in digestive system - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔stimuli within GI Tract: Taste,
stretch, chemical, osmolarity, pH
stretch outside GI Tract: Sight, smell, thought
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 4
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
