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The portion of the stomach surrounding the lower esophageal sphincter is called: ✔Correct
Answer--Cardia
The Islets of Langerhans secret: ✔Correct Answer--Insulin
The area in the duodenum where the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct empty is called the:
✔Correct Answer--Ampulla of Vater
The primary function of the gallbladder is to: ✔Correct Answer--Store bile
The plicae circulares, microvilli, and villi are: ✔Correct Answer--Structures that increase surface
absorption area in the small intestine
The first part of the small intestine is the: ✔Correct Answer--Duodenum
The appendix is attached to the: ✔Correct Answer--Cecum
The double-layered, apron-like structure that hangs from the lower border of the stomach is the:
✔Correct Answer--Greater Omentum
The main function of the large intestine is to: ✔Correct Answer--Reabsorb water and electrolytes
A chemical reaction that provides energy by the breakdown of food molecules is called: ✔Correct
Answer--Catabolism
Which of the following substances is the body's preferred source of energy? ✔Correct Answer--
Carbohydrates
The process by which glucose is stored in the liver and skeletal muscle cells as glycogen is?
✔Correct Answer--Glycogenesis
The structure that binds the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall is the: ✔Correct
Answer--Mesentery
That salivary glands located in the front of the ear that become inflamed and enlarged during mumps
are the: ✔Correct Answer--Parotid
The catabolism of fats produced which of the following substances? ✔Correct Answer--Ketone
bodies
Vitamins A, D, E, and K are absorbed in the: ✔Correct Answer--Intestine
The organ that lies posterior to the greater curvature of the stomach and is connected by a duct to
the duodenum is the: ✔Correct Answer--Pancreas
When body cells require energy, what molecule is broken down? ✔Correct Answer--ATP molecule
, The outer layer of the intestine is the: ✔Correct Answer--Serosa
The Cricoid cartilage is a: ✔Correct Answer--Ring of cartilage forming the inferior walls of the
larynx
The passageway for foods and liquids into the digestive system and for air into the respiratory system
is the: ✔Correct Answer--Pharynx
The larynx is located between the: ✔Correct Answer--Pharynx and trachea
The vocal cords are located in the: ✔Correct Answer--Larynx
Which structure has three divisions consisting of naso, oro, and laryngeal? ✔Correct Answer--
Pharynx
The function of the trachea is to: ✔Correct Answer--Conduct air into the larynx
The space between the vocal cords is called the? ✔Correct Answer--Glottis
The nasal cavity is divided int two portions by the: ✔Correct Answer--Septum
The structure that drains excess tears to the nasal cavity, causing the nose to run is the: ✔Correct
Answer--Nasolacrimal duct
The structure that connects the middle ear and the throat, allowing the eardrum to vibrate freely, is
the: ✔Correct Answer--Eustachian tube
Another name for the tympanic membrane is the: ✔Correct Answer--Eardrum
The winding cone-shaped tube of the inner ear is the: ✔Correct Answer--Cochlea
The nasal sinus located between the nose and the orbits is the: ✔Correct Answer--Ethmoid
Which ossicle of the middle ear covers the oval window? ✔Correct Answer--Stapes
The large leaf-shaped laryngeal cartilage that acts as a trap door over the larynx is the: ✔Correct
Answer--Epiglottis
Which part of the ear is responsible for equilibrium? ✔Correct Answer--Semicircular canals
A term referring to a waxy secretion in the external ear canal is: ✔Correct Answer--Cerumen
Which of the following structures is not an ossicle of the middle ear? ✔Correct Answer--Vestible
The fluid within the membranous labyrinth is called: ✔Correct Answer--Endolymph
In the physiology of hearing, sound waves collect in the ________ and pass on to hit the _________:
✔Correct Answer--External auditory canal, tympanic membrane
Striated voluntary muscle tissue is found in the ________ muscle tissue. ✔Correct Answer--Skeletal