BIOS 256 Chapter 24 Digestive System
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1) Each of the following organs is a D
component of the digestive tract,
except the A) stomach.
B) pharynx. C) esophagus. D)
bladder.
E) colon.
2) Which of the following is an B
accessory organ of digestion? A)
appendix
B) pancreas C) spleen
D) colon
E) esophagus
3) Digestion refers to the D
A) progressive dehydration of
indigestible residue.
B) mechanical breakdown of food.
C) chemical breakdown of food. D)
B and C only
E) A, B, and C
,4) Which of the following is not a E
function of the digestive system? A)
mechanical processing
B) absorption C) compaction D)
ingestion E) filtration
5) The lamina propria and mucous D
epithelium are components of the
A) serosa.
B) adventitia.
C) muscularis mucosa. D) mucosa.
E) submucosa.
6) Which of these descriptions best D
matches the term myenteric
plexus? A) component of mucosa
B) sensory neural network
C) secretes a watery fluid
D) coordinates activity of
muscularis externa
E) loose connective tissue layer
containing blood vessels
11) Large blood vessels and B
lymphatics are found in the A)
mucosa.
B) submucosa. C) muscularis. D)
adventitia. E) serosa.
, 7) Contraction of the ________ alters D
the shape of the intestinal lumen
and moves epithelial pleats and
folds. A) mucosa
B) submucosa
C) submucosal plexus D) muscularis
mucosa E) adventitia
13) A stratified squamous epithelial C
lining can be found in all of the
following, except in the A) anal
canal.
B) esophagus. C) stomach.
D) oropharynx. E) oral cavity.
12) The layer of loose connective A
tissue that directly supports the
digestive epithelium is the A) lamina
propria.
B) muscularis mucosae. C)
submucosa.
D) submucosal plexus. E) myenteric
plexus.
10) Sandwiched between the layer D
of circular and longitudinal muscle
in the muscularis externa is the A)
mucosa.
B) submucosa.
C) muscularis mucosa. D) myenteric
plexus. E) submucosal plexus.
Questions and Answers A+ Grade 2026/2027 |
Complete Chapter Study Guide
Terms in this set (193)
1) Each of the following organs is a D
component of the digestive tract,
except the A) stomach.
B) pharynx. C) esophagus. D)
bladder.
E) colon.
2) Which of the following is an B
accessory organ of digestion? A)
appendix
B) pancreas C) spleen
D) colon
E) esophagus
3) Digestion refers to the D
A) progressive dehydration of
indigestible residue.
B) mechanical breakdown of food.
C) chemical breakdown of food. D)
B and C only
E) A, B, and C
,4) Which of the following is not a E
function of the digestive system? A)
mechanical processing
B) absorption C) compaction D)
ingestion E) filtration
5) The lamina propria and mucous D
epithelium are components of the
A) serosa.
B) adventitia.
C) muscularis mucosa. D) mucosa.
E) submucosa.
6) Which of these descriptions best D
matches the term myenteric
plexus? A) component of mucosa
B) sensory neural network
C) secretes a watery fluid
D) coordinates activity of
muscularis externa
E) loose connective tissue layer
containing blood vessels
11) Large blood vessels and B
lymphatics are found in the A)
mucosa.
B) submucosa. C) muscularis. D)
adventitia. E) serosa.
, 7) Contraction of the ________ alters D
the shape of the intestinal lumen
and moves epithelial pleats and
folds. A) mucosa
B) submucosa
C) submucosal plexus D) muscularis
mucosa E) adventitia
13) A stratified squamous epithelial C
lining can be found in all of the
following, except in the A) anal
canal.
B) esophagus. C) stomach.
D) oropharynx. E) oral cavity.
12) The layer of loose connective A
tissue that directly supports the
digestive epithelium is the A) lamina
propria.
B) muscularis mucosae. C)
submucosa.
D) submucosal plexus. E) myenteric
plexus.
10) Sandwiched between the layer D
of circular and longitudinal muscle
in the muscularis externa is the A)
mucosa.
B) submucosa.
C) muscularis mucosa. D) myenteric
plexus. E) submucosal plexus.
