AP2 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM LECTURE REVIEW UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
AP2 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM LECTURE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
mechanical and chemical processes that reduce
process
digestion
1
Answer:
REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL
ANSWERS
food into soluble molecules; catabolic
, absorption
2
Question:
digestion
Answer:
mechanical and chemical processes that reduce food into soluble molecules;
catabolic process
Question:
peristalsis
Answer:
wave like contractions of the muscularis layer that propel food through the
alimentary canal
Question:
oral cavity
Answer:
receives food by ingestion,
begins mechanical digestion & forms bolus begins
Question:
pharynx
Answer:
passageway shared by respiratory and digestive systems; performs no digestive
function; involved in deglutition (swallowing)
Question:
muscularis
Answer:
smooth muscle layer of GI tract; with nerve plexus that controls motility;
responsible for peristalsis and segmentation.
Question:
serosa
Answer:
most superficial layer of the GI tract; serous membrane layer; peritoneum in the
abdominopelvic cavity; missing in the esophagus (has adventitia instead) &
retroperitoneal organs
Question:
esophagus
Answer:
passageway between the pharynx and stomach; peristalsis propels food; no
digestive function
Question:
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
AP2 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM LECTURE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
mechanical and chemical processes that reduce
process
digestion
1
Answer:
REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL
ANSWERS
food into soluble molecules; catabolic
, absorption
2
Question:
digestion
Answer:
mechanical and chemical processes that reduce food into soluble molecules;
catabolic process
Question:
peristalsis
Answer:
wave like contractions of the muscularis layer that propel food through the
alimentary canal
Question:
oral cavity
Answer:
receives food by ingestion,
begins mechanical digestion & forms bolus begins
Question:
pharynx
Answer:
passageway shared by respiratory and digestive systems; performs no digestive
function; involved in deglutition (swallowing)
Question:
muscularis
Answer:
smooth muscle layer of GI tract; with nerve plexus that controls motility;
responsible for peristalsis and segmentation.
Question:
serosa
Answer:
most superficial layer of the GI tract; serous membrane layer; peritoneum in the
abdominopelvic cavity; missing in the esophagus (has adventitia instead) &
retroperitoneal organs
Question:
esophagus
Answer:
passageway between the pharynx and stomach; peristalsis propels food; no
digestive function
Question: