BIOD 351: GASTROENTEROLOGY
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Basic purpose of stomach and small intestine - CORRECT ANSWER -digest food and absorb
nutrients of the food
what gastric juices does the stomach release? - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Hydrochloric acid (HCL)
2. pepsin - enzyme
HCL what releases it and what does it do? - CORRECT ANSWER -parietal cells; aids in breakdown
of food
pepsin, what is it? - CORRECT ANSWER -primary digestive enzyme found in the stomach. it's
responsible for the catabolism (aka breaking down) of proteins into polypeptides
breaks down proteins into polypeptides. - CORRECT ANSWER -pepsin
3 major stimulators that affect release gastric juices - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Acetylcholine (ACh)
2. gastrin
3. histamine
pepsinogen that then becomes pepsin is released by what? - CORRECT ANSWER -chief cells
parietal cells secret what? - CORRECT ANSWER -hydrochloric acid
what is hydrochloric acid important for? - CORRECT ANSWER -breaking down food
, when food is ingested, what does your body release? - CORRECT ANSWER -acetylcholine (ACl)
enterochromaffin-like cells (ELC) - CORRECT ANSWER -secrete histamine
what cells secrete gastrin? - CORRECT ANSWER -G cells.
what four cells does acetylcholine bind to? - CORRECT ANSWER -1. chief cells
2. g cells
3. ELC cells
4. parietal cells
when food is ingested, what is released? - CORRECT ANSWER -ACl
ACl attaches to what cells to release pepsin? - CORRECT ANSWER -chief cells
what attaches to the g cells to release gastrin? - CORRECT ANSWER -ACl
histamine is released when - CORRECT ANSWER -ACl binds to ECL cells
gastrin released from g cells works on and to release and . - CORRECT ANSWER
-ECL Cells and parietal cells ; histamine and HCl
peptic ulcers - CORRECT ANSWER -open sores in the mucous membranes of mucosal lining of
the stomach or duodenum (upper part of small intestine)
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Basic purpose of stomach and small intestine - CORRECT ANSWER -digest food and absorb
nutrients of the food
what gastric juices does the stomach release? - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Hydrochloric acid (HCL)
2. pepsin - enzyme
HCL what releases it and what does it do? - CORRECT ANSWER -parietal cells; aids in breakdown
of food
pepsin, what is it? - CORRECT ANSWER -primary digestive enzyme found in the stomach. it's
responsible for the catabolism (aka breaking down) of proteins into polypeptides
breaks down proteins into polypeptides. - CORRECT ANSWER -pepsin
3 major stimulators that affect release gastric juices - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Acetylcholine (ACh)
2. gastrin
3. histamine
pepsinogen that then becomes pepsin is released by what? - CORRECT ANSWER -chief cells
parietal cells secret what? - CORRECT ANSWER -hydrochloric acid
what is hydrochloric acid important for? - CORRECT ANSWER -breaking down food
, when food is ingested, what does your body release? - CORRECT ANSWER -acetylcholine (ACl)
enterochromaffin-like cells (ELC) - CORRECT ANSWER -secrete histamine
what cells secrete gastrin? - CORRECT ANSWER -G cells.
what four cells does acetylcholine bind to? - CORRECT ANSWER -1. chief cells
2. g cells
3. ELC cells
4. parietal cells
when food is ingested, what is released? - CORRECT ANSWER -ACl
ACl attaches to what cells to release pepsin? - CORRECT ANSWER -chief cells
what attaches to the g cells to release gastrin? - CORRECT ANSWER -ACl
histamine is released when - CORRECT ANSWER -ACl binds to ECL cells
gastrin released from g cells works on and to release and . - CORRECT ANSWER
-ECL Cells and parietal cells ; histamine and HCl
peptic ulcers - CORRECT ANSWER -open sores in the mucous membranes of mucosal lining of
the stomach or duodenum (upper part of small intestine)
