What causes the release of hydrochloric acid, intrinsic factor, and enzymes in response to the presence of food in the stomach?
a. Pepsin
b. Gastrin
c. Chyme
d. Rugae
Q. 2Gastric pit cells that release their secretions into the blood are called _____ cells.
a. exocrine
b. parietal
c. endocrine
d. chief
Q. 3By the time food leaves the stomach it has mixed with gastric juice and has been transformed into a semi-liquid paste called _____.
a. rugae
b. gastrin
c. pepsin
d. chyme
Q. 4What hormone is released when the food you have just eaten reaches your stomach?
a. CCK
b. Secretin
c. Gastrin
d. Insulin
Q. 5What controls the movement of food from the stomach into the duodenum?
a. Secretin
b. Pyloric sphincter
c. Ileocecal valve
d. Gastrin
Q. 6Many nursing home residents have difficulty swallowinga condition known as _____.
a. aphasia
b. dysphagia
c. aphagia
d. dysphasia
Q. 7Brit was eating quickly in order to get to her next class. Though she began to choke when she tried to swallow a large bite of her sandwich, her _____ covered the trachea during swallowing so that the sandwich did not go into the lungs.
a. gastroesophageal sphincter
b. pyrolic value
c. esophagus
d. epiglottis
Q. 8What is the narrow, muscular tube that connects the pharynx with the stomach called?
a. Pyloric sphincter
b. Ileocecal valve
c. Esophagus
d. Duodenum
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