The presence of fatty chyme in the small intestine stimulates it to release _______, which causes the
A. gastrin, liver to secrete an alkaline solution.
B. CCK, gallbladder to release bile.
C. CCK, stomach to increase gastric secretion.
D. secretin, stomach to increase motility.
E. secretin, pancreas to release acidic pancreatic juice.
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Question 2) The outer layer of the mucularis of the colon is discontinuous (does not entirely surround the colon), and forms the bundles of smooth muscles known as the teniae coli.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Question 3) . Which duct transports bile to and from the gallbladder?
A. Common bile duct
B. Pancreatic duct
C. Hepatopancreatic duct
D. Cystic duct
E. Hepatic duct
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Question 4) Bile catalyzes the breakdown of triglyceride into a monoglyceride and two free fatty acids.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Question 5) Vagus nerve activity ________ release of pancreatic juice.
A. stimulates
B. inhibits
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Question 6) Carboxypeptidase is an enzyme that helps digest
A. amino acids within the stomach.
B. complex carbohydrates within the small intestine.
C. peptides within the small intestine.
D. disaccharides within the duodenum.
E. starch within the stomach.
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Question 7) Pepsinogen is an
A. active enzyme that is released in the small intestine and digests carbohydrates.
B. inactive precursor to the enzyme pepsin that digests proteins in the stomach.
C. active enzyme that digests proteins within the small intestine.
D. inactive precursor to a nonspecific enzyme that is synthesized in the pancreas and released in the small intestine.
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Question 8) What structures compose a portal triad?
A. Branches of the hepatic artery, hepatic vein, and hepatic duct
B. Branches of the common bile duct, central vein, and hepatic artery
C. Branches of the hepatic duct, cystic duct, and central vein
D. Branches of the hepatic artery, hepatic portal vein, and hepatic duct
E. Branches of the cystic duct, central vein, and hepatic artery
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Question 9) Which of the following is the correct sequence of regions of the small intestine, from beginning to end?
A. Ileum - duodenum - jejunum
B. Jejunum - duodenum - ileum
C. Duodenum - ileum - jejunum
D. Ileum - jejunum - duodenum
E. Duodenum - jejunum - ileum
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Question 10) What is the correct order for the list of structures of the large intestine, starting at the cecum and ending at the rectum?
a: Left colic flexure
b: Ascending colon
c: Transverse colon
d: Right colic flexure
e: Sigmoid colon
f: Descending colon
A. f, c, d, e, a, b
B. b, d, c, a, f, e
C. e, b, a, c, d, f
D. b, a, c, d, f, e
E. e, b, d, c, a, f
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