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Chapter 02 The Digestive System Mechanism for Nourishing
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MULTICHOICE
1. Within the lamina propria, lying just below the epithelium, is the mucosa-associated lymphoid
tissue (MALT), which ____.
(A) controls secretions from the mucosal glands
(B) contains white blood cells and protects against ingested microorganisms
(C) initiates peristalsis
(D) secretes mucus, hormones, and digestive juices into the lumen
Answer : (B)
2. Which structural component of the gastrointestinal tract lies within the muscularis externa and
controls the contractions that cause motility?
(A) muscularis mucosae
(B) submucosal plexus
(C) myenteric plexus
(D) lumen
Answer : (C)
3. Which structure is not considered an accessory organ?
(A) pancreas
(B) liver
(C) gallbladder
(D) spleen
Answer : (D)
4. Bile is most important for the digestion and absorption of ____.
(A) carbohydrates
(B) proteins
(C) fats
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(D) vitamins
Answer : (C)
5. A decrease in the function of the parotid glands is most likely to result in ____.
(A) a lack of triglyceride digestion
(B) bolus that is difficult to form
(C) saliva that is too thin, that is, a high water to mucus ratio
(D) diarrhea due to malabsorption
Answer : (B)
6. What is the name of the digestive enzyme in saliva that digests starch?
(A) lipase
(B) synthetase
(C) amylase
(D) lactase
Answer : (C)
7. Which substance is not a component of saliva?
(A) mucus
(B) enzymes
(C) water
(D) proteases
Answer : (D)
8. Endocrine cells of the pancreas are found in which structure?
(A) the pancreatic duct
(B) the islets of Langerhans
(C) the sphincter of Oddi
(D) the beta cells
Answer : (B)
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9. Delayed gastric emptying is known as ____.
(A) cholecystitis
(B) cholelithiasis
(C) gastritis
(D) gastroparesis
Answer : (D)
10. What product produced by neck cells in the oxyntic gland of the stomach protects the epithelium
from mechanical and chemical damage?
(A) amylase
(B) pepsin
(C) gastrin
(D) mucus
Answer : (D)
11. Which cells, found both in the oxyntic glands and pyloric glands of the stomach, secrete
hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor?
(A) neck cells
(B) parietal cells
(C) chief cells
(D) enteroendocrine cells
Answer : (B)
12. Which cells, found in oxyntic glands in the body of the stomach, secrete pepsinogens?
(A) neck cells
(B) parietal cells
(C) chief cells
(D) enteroendocrine cells
Answer : (C)
13. Which specialized cell of the gastric epithelium secretes a hormone?
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7th Edition Gropper
Chapter 02 The Digestive System Mechanism for Nourishing
the Body
MULTICHOICE
1. Within the lamina propria, lying just below the epithelium, is the mucosa-associated lymphoid
tissue (MALT), which ____.
(A) controls secretions from the mucosal glands
(B) contains white blood cells and protects against ingested microorganisms
(C) initiates peristalsis
(D) secretes mucus, hormones, and digestive juices into the lumen
Answer : (B)
2. Which structural component of the gastrointestinal tract lies within the muscularis externa and
controls the contractions that cause motility?
(A) muscularis mucosae
(B) submucosal plexus
(C) myenteric plexus
(D) lumen
Answer : (C)
3. Which structure is not considered an accessory organ?
(A) pancreas
(B) liver
(C) gallbladder
(D) spleen
Answer : (D)
4. Bile is most important for the digestion and absorption of ____.
(A) carbohydrates
(B) proteins
(C) fats
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(D) vitamins
Answer : (C)
5. A decrease in the function of the parotid glands is most likely to result in ____.
(A) a lack of triglyceride digestion
(B) bolus that is difficult to form
(C) saliva that is too thin, that is, a high water to mucus ratio
(D) diarrhea due to malabsorption
Answer : (B)
6. What is the name of the digestive enzyme in saliva that digests starch?
(A) lipase
(B) synthetase
(C) amylase
(D) lactase
Answer : (C)
7. Which substance is not a component of saliva?
(A) mucus
(B) enzymes
(C) water
(D) proteases
Answer : (D)
8. Endocrine cells of the pancreas are found in which structure?
(A) the pancreatic duct
(B) the islets of Langerhans
(C) the sphincter of Oddi
(D) the beta cells
Answer : (B)
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9. Delayed gastric emptying is known as ____.
(A) cholecystitis
(B) cholelithiasis
(C) gastritis
(D) gastroparesis
Answer : (D)
10. What product produced by neck cells in the oxyntic gland of the stomach protects the epithelium
from mechanical and chemical damage?
(A) amylase
(B) pepsin
(C) gastrin
(D) mucus
Answer : (D)
11. Which cells, found both in the oxyntic glands and pyloric glands of the stomach, secrete
hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor?
(A) neck cells
(B) parietal cells
(C) chief cells
(D) enteroendocrine cells
Answer : (B)
12. Which cells, found in oxyntic glands in the body of the stomach, secrete pepsinogens?
(A) neck cells
(B) parietal cells
(C) chief cells
(D) enteroendocrine cells
Answer : (C)
13. Which specialized cell of the gastric epithelium secretes a hormone?
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