MA 700 Week 4 Review (Answered)
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The digestive tract is also known as the
Gastrointestinal tract
The following makes up the digestive tract?
Mouth and pharynx
Esophagus
Stomach
Intestines
The taking in of food is known as
Ingestion
What is the term for the rhythmic waves of contractions that propel food particles through the
digestive tract?
Peristalsis
What is the innermost layer of the digestive tract?
Mucosa
What is the function of the sensory receptors located in the lips?
To judge the temperature and texture of foods
The following contains taste buds and provides friction for manipulating food in the mouth?
Papillae
The following connects the tongue anteriorly to the floor of the mouth?
Lingual frenulum
Salivary glands are located on each side of the head, just in front of the ears?
Parotid
The following provides a passageway for food between the pharynx and stomach?
Esophagus
What is the name of the semifluid that results when food is broken down in the stomach?
Chyme
What is the function of gastrin?
Increases the activity of the gastric glands
The following increases the surface area for absorption in the small intestine?
, Plicae circularis
Villi
Microvilli
What is the first part of the small intestine?
Duodenum
What is the function of the large intestine?
Elimination of waste products
The following cells located in the liver remove bacteria, damaged red blood cells, and other particles
from the blood?
Kupffer cells
What causes contraction of the gallbladder?
Cholecystokinin
What is the end product of protein digestion?
Amino acids
What makes up the glomerulus?
Cluster of capillaries
Urine is expelled from the urinary bladder through contraction of the
Detrusor muscle
The following is a characteristic of the urethra in a male?
Transports urine and semen
The following are involved in urine formation?
Glomerular filtration
Tubular reabsorption
Tubular secretion
The following substance is NOT reabsorbed into the body in the renal tubule?
Urea
The following occurs in the absence of antidiuretic hormone?
The urine is more dilute.
Most of the heat produced in the body is through
Voluntary muscle contractions
What is the normal range for body temperature?
97 °F to 99 °F
The following symptoms are experienced by a patient when his or her temperature begins to rise?
2025/2026. 100% Verified.
The digestive tract is also known as the
Gastrointestinal tract
The following makes up the digestive tract?
Mouth and pharynx
Esophagus
Stomach
Intestines
The taking in of food is known as
Ingestion
What is the term for the rhythmic waves of contractions that propel food particles through the
digestive tract?
Peristalsis
What is the innermost layer of the digestive tract?
Mucosa
What is the function of the sensory receptors located in the lips?
To judge the temperature and texture of foods
The following contains taste buds and provides friction for manipulating food in the mouth?
Papillae
The following connects the tongue anteriorly to the floor of the mouth?
Lingual frenulum
Salivary glands are located on each side of the head, just in front of the ears?
Parotid
The following provides a passageway for food between the pharynx and stomach?
Esophagus
What is the name of the semifluid that results when food is broken down in the stomach?
Chyme
What is the function of gastrin?
Increases the activity of the gastric glands
The following increases the surface area for absorption in the small intestine?
, Plicae circularis
Villi
Microvilli
What is the first part of the small intestine?
Duodenum
What is the function of the large intestine?
Elimination of waste products
The following cells located in the liver remove bacteria, damaged red blood cells, and other particles
from the blood?
Kupffer cells
What causes contraction of the gallbladder?
Cholecystokinin
What is the end product of protein digestion?
Amino acids
What makes up the glomerulus?
Cluster of capillaries
Urine is expelled from the urinary bladder through contraction of the
Detrusor muscle
The following is a characteristic of the urethra in a male?
Transports urine and semen
The following are involved in urine formation?
Glomerular filtration
Tubular reabsorption
Tubular secretion
The following substance is NOT reabsorbed into the body in the renal tubule?
Urea
The following occurs in the absence of antidiuretic hormone?
The urine is more dilute.
Most of the heat produced in the body is through
Voluntary muscle contractions
What is the normal range for body temperature?
97 °F to 99 °F
The following symptoms are experienced by a patient when his or her temperature begins to rise?
