ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The gallbladder is located in the ____ margin of the liver? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Posterior inferior
What are the lobes of the liver? - CORRECT ANSWER - Right, left, caudate, and quadrate
In which quadrant is the liver located in the sthenic patient? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Right upper quadrant
What is the name of the soft tissue structure that divides the liver into left and right lobes? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Falciform ligament
What is the primary function of bile? - CORRECT ANSWER - Aid in the digestion of fats
by breaking down and absorption
Where is bile produced? - CORRECT ANSWER - Liver
Where is bile stored? - CORRECT ANSWER - Gallbladder
Which hormone leads to contraction of the gallbladder to release bile? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cholecystokinin (CCK)
__________ describes the condition of having gallstones - CORRECT ANSWER -
Cholelithiasis
, Which one is not a function of the gastrointestinal system? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Production of hormones
What is another term for an esophagogram? - CORRECT ANSWER - Barium swallow
What are the salivary glands? - CORRECT ANSWER - Parotid, sublingual, &
submandibular
_________ is the condition that results from a viral infection of the parotid gland - CORRECT
ANSWER - Mumps
Which structure in the pharynx prevents aspiration of food and fluid into the larynx? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Epiglottis
The esophagus extends from C5-C6 to - CORRECT ANSWER - T11
Which structure does not pass through the diaphragm? - CORRECT ANSWER - Trachea
Wavelike involuntary contractions that help propel food down the esophagus - CORRECT
ANSWER - Peristalsis
The Greek term gaster, or gastro - CORRECT ANSWER - Stomach
What is the indentation between the body and the pylorus of the stomach called? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Angular notch
The numerous mucosal folds found in the stomach are called - CORRECT ANSWER -
Rugae