BLG 111 - Quiz 4 Exam With Correct Answers

BLG 111 - Quiz 4 Exam With Correct
Answers

list the main organs of the gastrointestinal tract - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-oral
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cavity
pharynx
esophagus
stomach
small intestine
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large intestine
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list the accessory digestive organs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-tongue
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salivary glands |




liver
gallbladder
pancreas


what is peristalsis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-adjacent segments of alimentary
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tract organs alternately contract and relax, moving food along the tract distally
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what is the purpose of persitalsis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-to move food distally;
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it does mix some food but its main purpose is primarily propulsive
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, what is segmentation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-food is moved forwards then
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backwards by nonadjacent segments that contract & relax
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what is the purpose of segmentation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-primarily mixes
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food, breaking it down mechanically
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what is the parietal peritoneum? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a serous membrane
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that lines the wall of the abdominal cavity
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what is the visceral peritoneum? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-covers most of the
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organs in the abdominopelvic cavity
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most digestive organs are suspended from the body wall by a - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-dorsal mesentery |




what is a mesentery? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-double layer of peritoneum
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some intraperitoneal organs are also suspended from the body wall by - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-ventral mesenteries
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the liver is suspended from the body wall by - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ventral
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mesenteries


What does retroperitoneal mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-behind the
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peritoneum