PATHOPHYSIOLOGY DIGESTIVE.
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In the liver, amino acids are used to produce complex molecules by means of:
A. Glycogenesis.
B. Anabolic processes.
C. Catabolic processes.
D. Autodigestion. - Answer: B. Anabolic processes.
Which of the following cells in the gastric mucosa produce intrinsic factor and hydrochloric
acid?
A. Parietal cells
B. Chief cells
C. Mucous cells
D. Gastrin cells - Answer: A. Parietal cells
Which of the following is the primary site for absorption of nutrients?
A. Stomach
B. Duodenum
C. Ileum
D. Ascending colon - Answer: C. Ileum
When highly acidic chyme enters the duodenum, which hormone stimulates the release of
pancreatic secretions that contains very high bicarbonate ion content?
A. Gastrin
B. Secretin
C. Cholecystokinin
D. Histamine - Answer: B. Secretin
Which of the following breaks protein down into peptides?
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,A. Amylase
B. Peptidase
C. Lactase
D. Trypsin - Answer: D. Trypsin
In which structure is oxygenated blood (arterial) mixed with unoxygenated blood (venous)
so as to support the functions of the structure?
A. Pancreas
B. Liver
C. Small intestine
D. Spleen - Answer: B. Liver
Which of the following stimulates increased peristalsis and secretions in the digestive
tract?
A. Sympathetic nervous system
B. Vagus nerve
C. Increased saliva
D. Absence of food in the system - Answer: B. Vagus nerve
Which of the following is contained in pancreatic exocrine secretions?
A. Bicarbonate ion
B. Hydrochloric acid
C. Activated digestive enzymes
D. Insulin - Answer: A. Bicarbonate ion
Which of the following processes is likely to occur in the body immediately after a meal?
A. Lipolysis
B. Ketogenesis
C. Gluconeogenesis
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, D. Glycogenesis - Answer: D. Glycogenesis
The presence of food in the intestine stimulates intestinal activity but inhibits gastric
activity through the:
A. Defecation reflex.
B. Enterogastric reflex.
C. Vomiting reflex.
D. Autodigestive reflex. - Answer: B. Enterogastric reflex.
What does the term gluconeogenesis refer to?
A. Breakdown of glycogen to produce glucose
B. Conversion of excess glucose into glycogen for storage
C. Formation of glucose from protein and fat
D. Breakdown of glucose into carbon dioxide and water - Answer: C. Formation of glucose
from protein and fat
Normally, proteins or amino acids are required to produce all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Peptide hormones.
B. Clotting factors and antibodies.
C. Cellular energy.
D. Hemoglobin. - Answer: C. Cellular energy.
Which of the following statements applies to bile salts?
A. They give feces the characteristic brown color.
B. They are enzymes used to break down fats into free fatty acids.
C. They emulsify lipids and lipid-soluble vitamins.
D. They are excreted in the feces. - Answer: C. They emulsify lipids and lipid-soluble
vitamins.
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Built around real course units and objectives!
In the liver, amino acids are used to produce complex molecules by means of:
A. Glycogenesis.
B. Anabolic processes.
C. Catabolic processes.
D. Autodigestion. - Answer: B. Anabolic processes.
Which of the following cells in the gastric mucosa produce intrinsic factor and hydrochloric
acid?
A. Parietal cells
B. Chief cells
C. Mucous cells
D. Gastrin cells - Answer: A. Parietal cells
Which of the following is the primary site for absorption of nutrients?
A. Stomach
B. Duodenum
C. Ileum
D. Ascending colon - Answer: C. Ileum
When highly acidic chyme enters the duodenum, which hormone stimulates the release of
pancreatic secretions that contains very high bicarbonate ion content?
A. Gastrin
B. Secretin
C. Cholecystokinin
D. Histamine - Answer: B. Secretin
Which of the following breaks protein down into peptides?
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,A. Amylase
B. Peptidase
C. Lactase
D. Trypsin - Answer: D. Trypsin
In which structure is oxygenated blood (arterial) mixed with unoxygenated blood (venous)
so as to support the functions of the structure?
A. Pancreas
B. Liver
C. Small intestine
D. Spleen - Answer: B. Liver
Which of the following stimulates increased peristalsis and secretions in the digestive
tract?
A. Sympathetic nervous system
B. Vagus nerve
C. Increased saliva
D. Absence of food in the system - Answer: B. Vagus nerve
Which of the following is contained in pancreatic exocrine secretions?
A. Bicarbonate ion
B. Hydrochloric acid
C. Activated digestive enzymes
D. Insulin - Answer: A. Bicarbonate ion
Which of the following processes is likely to occur in the body immediately after a meal?
A. Lipolysis
B. Ketogenesis
C. Gluconeogenesis
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, D. Glycogenesis - Answer: D. Glycogenesis
The presence of food in the intestine stimulates intestinal activity but inhibits gastric
activity through the:
A. Defecation reflex.
B. Enterogastric reflex.
C. Vomiting reflex.
D. Autodigestive reflex. - Answer: B. Enterogastric reflex.
What does the term gluconeogenesis refer to?
A. Breakdown of glycogen to produce glucose
B. Conversion of excess glucose into glycogen for storage
C. Formation of glucose from protein and fat
D. Breakdown of glucose into carbon dioxide and water - Answer: C. Formation of glucose
from protein and fat
Normally, proteins or amino acids are required to produce all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Peptide hormones.
B. Clotting factors and antibodies.
C. Cellular energy.
D. Hemoglobin. - Answer: C. Cellular energy.
Which of the following statements applies to bile salts?
A. They give feces the characteristic brown color.
B. They are enzymes used to break down fats into free fatty acids.
C. They emulsify lipids and lipid-soluble vitamins.
D. They are excreted in the feces. - Answer: C. They emulsify lipids and lipid-soluble
vitamins.
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