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| The process of digestion was studied on this man because of the hole in his stomach |
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| Total body water content of an obese person is less than that of a lean person of similar size |
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| True, because fat cells hold less water |
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| The gastroileal reflex increases contractile activity of the ileum |
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| Micelles enter the epithelial cells of the small intestine and are converted directly into chylomicrons |
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| False, micelles are not converted into chylomicrons |
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| Glycogen deposits are the first source of energy used during starvation because of their high energy content |
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| False, glucose is the first energy source during starvation |
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| Release of bile into the intestine is a part of the enterogastric reflex |
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| Both hormone-sensitive lipase and lipoprotein lipase are found inside the fat cell |
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| Sodium ions are actively pumped out of the small intestine, followed by the movement of water |
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| The gastroesophageal sphincter opens with an approaching peristaltic wave of muscle contraction |
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| One function of the liver is to produce bile which aids in digestion |
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| Some regions of the gastrointestinal tract contain skeletal muscle |
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| Because stored fat contains a large amount of energy, it is used first by the body during exercise |
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| During an entire day, mass movement occurs more often than segmentation in the large intestine |
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| Lactate can be used to produce glucose in both ruminants and nonruminants |
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| During the early postabsorptive phase of digestion, there is little utilization of glucose for energy and greater reliance on fatty acids and amino acids |
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| Secretin functions to increase motility of the stomach in order to increase movement of chyme to the small intestine and speed up digestion |
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| Both the pancreas and liver can produce bile, which moves through the common bile duct for storage in the gall bladder |
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| Saliva does not dissolve any food, but only serves to lubricate it |
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| Fermentation can occur in the gastrointestinal tract of some nonruminant animals |
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| Which stimuli does not work through the enterogastric reflex to inhibit stomach emptying and motility |
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| What occurs as a result of chronic vomiting? |
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| What are the functions, actions, or characteristics of saliva? |
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| What does not occur during vomiting? |
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| Which regions of the gastrointestinal tract contain a sphincter which is normally open in the resting, non-active state? |
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| What is the first organ to receive the blood flow after leaving the gastrointestinal tract? |
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| What are the three salivary glands? |
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Parotid
Sublingual
Mandibular |
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| What is the primary source of energy during the initial stage of starvation? |
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| What are the functions of the liver? |
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Which of the following is not produced by the pancreas:
lipases, proteases, bile, bicarbonate buffer, amylases, none of these |
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Which of the following is not a cause of diarrhea:
- irritation of intestinal mucosa
- decreased intestinal motility
- excessive intake of fluid
- intestinal fluid of high osmotic concentration
- secretion of isotonic fluid into intestine
- none of the above
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| What region of the gastrointestinal tract is responsible for the largest amount of nutrient absorption? |
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| What is the neural network located between muscle layers throughout the small intestine? |
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| What is the general term for the wave of muscle contraction which moves food down the esophagus? |
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| What is the primary function of the ileocecal valve? |
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| What is the scientific term for chewing? |
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| Name the 2 sites for amylase production in the nonruminant |
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| The primary cause of cholera is an inability to move what across the large intestine? |
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| What animal group produces uric acid? |
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| What are the 2 functions of parietal cells in the stomach? |
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| What is the general name of the condition that can result from an infected GI tract and results in diarrhea? |
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| What does the stomach, gall bladder, and urinary bladder all have in common? |
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| Why is little salivary amylase found in ruminants? |
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| Why is it nutritionally important for ruminants to swallow their saliva? |
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| Urea is a nontoxic way to eliminate toxic___(a breakdown product of amino acids) in the body. |
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| In horses, fats are transported away from the liver in structures known as______and from the gastrointestinal tract in the form of that immediately enter the _____system |
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| A high fat meal enters the duodenum and causes the release of the hormones______and______, which in turn____ increase/decrease motility of the stomach. |
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| The region of the ruminant stomach with the greatest secretory activity, and which contains the pyloric sphincter is the_____ |
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| The primary external nerve which affects the activity of the stomach is the_____ |
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| Name the ketone that gives the breath of an individual a distinctive smell during starvation or a severe diet |
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