A&P II Chapter 22 - Digestion Exam |
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What is released by the gastrin
diffuse neuroendocrine
system (DNES) cells of the
gastric glands?
Chief cells release: pepsinogen
Which cells release parietal cells
hydrochloric acid (HCl) into
the stomach?
The conversion of pepsinogen an acidic pH.
into the active form, pepsin,
requires:
Which hormone increases acid gastrin
secretion by the stomach?
, The digestion of which food proteins
group may be affected by an
inadequate amount of
stomach acid?
Most nutrient absorption in small intestine
the GI tract occurs in the
__________.
90% of nutrient absorption
happens here
Villi in the small intestine increase surface area for absorption
________________.
by a factor of 400 to 600
The largest folds in the small circular folds (plicae circulares)
intestine are the __________.
These folds not only increase surface
area, but also slow down the transit of
chyme through the small intestine, which
gives the nutrients more time to be
digested. These folds are about 1 cm high.
What is the final segment of ileum
the small intestine?
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Terms in this set (32)
What is released by the gastrin
diffuse neuroendocrine
system (DNES) cells of the
gastric glands?
Chief cells release: pepsinogen
Which cells release parietal cells
hydrochloric acid (HCl) into
the stomach?
The conversion of pepsinogen an acidic pH.
into the active form, pepsin,
requires:
Which hormone increases acid gastrin
secretion by the stomach?
, The digestion of which food proteins
group may be affected by an
inadequate amount of
stomach acid?
Most nutrient absorption in small intestine
the GI tract occurs in the
__________.
90% of nutrient absorption
happens here
Villi in the small intestine increase surface area for absorption
________________.
by a factor of 400 to 600
The largest folds in the small circular folds (plicae circulares)
intestine are the __________.
These folds not only increase surface
area, but also slow down the transit of
chyme through the small intestine, which
gives the nutrients more time to be
digested. These folds are about 1 cm high.
What is the final segment of ileum
the small intestine?
