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QUESTIONS AND DETAILED (HUMAN
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II)
, Which of the following is least involved in the mechanical breakdown of food,
digestion or absorption of nutrients?
- large intestine
- the oral cavity
- the esophagus
- the small intestine - VERIFIED ANSWERS -the esophagus
Which of the following is the best explanation of the benefit in the digestive
system having the largest collection of lymphoid tissue (MALT) at the distal end of
the small intestine?
- The digestive systems first and foremost job is to digest and absorb nutrients so it
puts off immunity for last.
- The huge numbers of bacteria living in the large intestine must be prevented from
entering the lumen of the small intestine and being absorbed with food's nutrients
into the blood stream.
- The body will actively excrete pathogens out the body, into the digestive system
to be removed from the body in feces.
- The alkaline secretion of the small intestine aid in the growth of bacteria and
must be controlled. - VERIFIED ANSWERS -The huge numbers of bacteria
living in the large intestine must be prevented from entering the lumen of the small
intestine and being absorbed with food's nutrients into the blood stream.
Bile salts bind at their hydrophobic regions to large fat globules within the chyme
that enters the duodenum. Bile salts break up the fat globule into smaller fat
droplets. This role of bile salts is best described as ________.
- lipid digestion
- lipid absorption
- lipid emulsification
- lipid ingestion - VERIFIED ANSWERS -lipid emulsification
A doctor consulting a patient that recently has had their gall bladder removed
would likely advise ________.
- a low to no carb diet
- fewer, but larger meals
- eating foods that are low in fat
- increasing unsaturated fats while eliminating trans fats in their diets - VERIFIED
ANSWERS -eating foods that are low in fat
Dentin anchors the tooth in place.
- True