BIOL251 Week 10 Quiz 7 Questions and Answers American Public University

1. Question: The two regulatory mechanisms (controls) of the digestive system are _________ and _________ _. 2. Question: How many lobes does the liver have? 3. Question: The__________ is where chemical digestion begins. 4. Question: The correctly sequenced sections of the small intestine are: ____________, _____________ , ____________ 5. Question: The stomach is protected from self-digestion by the ____________ _. When this breaks down, _________ can form and be painful. 6. Question: Which organ below produces bile for use in digestion? 7. Question: Mechanical digestion occurs when food is broken into smaller pieces, but the chemical makeup of the food does not change. The following is associated with mechanical digestion except ____________. 8. Question: Where are carbohydrates first digested? 9. Question: Our body's ability to absorb vitamins from foods and supplements we take is vital to our health. Why do you think consuming some fat in the diet is important? 10. Question: Which are three features of the mucosa and submucosa that are different and unique to the small intestine?