Which ions are essential for blood clotting to occur?
A) sodium
B) calcium
C) iodine
D) potassium
E) hydrogen
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Question 2) Hydrochloric acid is necessary in the stomach for the conversion of pepsinogen into its active protein-digesting form called ________.
A) pepsin
B) rennin
C) amylase
D) peptidase
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Question 3) Bleeding disorders can result from the lack of ________.
A) vitamin B12
B) vitamin A
C) vitamin C
D) vitamin D
E) vitamin K
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Question 4) Which reflex inhibits the stomach's activities and slows the emptying of the stomach?
A) rooting
B) enterogastric
C) sucking
D) defecation
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Question 5) Which of the following is a blood clotting disorder?
A) polycythemia
B) hemophilia
C) leukocytosis
D) leukopenia
E) anemia
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Question 6) The hormone responsible for promoting the release of pepsinogens, mucus, and hydrochloric acid in the stomach is called ________.
A) insulin
B) cholecystokinin (CCK)
C) gastrin
D) secretin
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Question 7) A persistent clot in an unbroken blood vessel is known as ________.
A) an embolus
B) polycythemia
C) hemophilia
D) a thrombus
E) leukopenia
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Question 8) Which two hormones promote the release of bile and pancreatic juice into the small intestine?
A) secretin; cholecystokinin (CCK)
B) gastric inhibitory peptide (GIP); histamine
C) somatostatin; secretin
D) gastrin; histamine
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Question 9) What is blood serum?
A) formed elements and plasma
B) blood plasma minus the clotting proteins
C) blood plasma minus vitamin K
D) erythrocytes and leukocytes
E) leukocytes and platelets
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Question 10) The process of eliminating indigestible residues from the GI tract is called ________.
A) deglutition
B) segmentation
C) mastication
D) defecation
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