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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
11/25/2008

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Term

true or false

 

bile digests fats and related lipids

Definition

false

 

Bile contains bile salts, bile pigments, cholesterol, triglycerides, and lecithin.  Of these only bile salts aid in the digestive process.

Term
How long is the G.I. tract?
Definition
30 feet
Term

true or false

 

The submucosa is in direct contact with food

Definition

false

 

 

Term
What are the six accessory organs?
Definition
teeth, tongue, salivary glands, gall bladder, liver, pancreas
Term

Which of the following is Not a function of the liver?

 

a.  glycogenolysis and glucogenesis

 

b.  synthesis of cholesterol

 

c.  detoxification of alcohol and drugs

 

d.  synthesis of glucagon

 

e.  deamination of amino acids

Definition
d
Term
What are the six functions of the G.I. tract?
Definition

1.  ingestion

 

2.  secretion

 

3.  digestion

 

4.  motility

 

5.  absorption

 

6.  elimination

Term

Transamination is a chemical process by which

 

a.  protein is synthesized

 

b.  an amine group is transferred from an amino acid to a keto acid

 

c.  an amine group is cleared from the amino acid

 

d.  amino acids are broken down for enegy

Definition
b
Term
What are the layers of the G.I. tract?
Definition

1.  Mucosa-adjacent to the lumen

 

a.  epithelium=stratified squamous for the mouth esophagus and anus,  simple columnar for the S.I. and stomach. stratified squamous function=protection.  simple columnar function=absorption and secretion

 

b.  lamina propria=areolar connective tissue, blood and lymphatic vessels and lymphatic nodules

 

c.  muscularis mucosa=smooth muscle that contracts for subtle movements

 

2.  submucosa=areolar connective tissue, blood and lymphatic vessels, enteric nerves, which are the brain of the gut, they are responsible for movement, vasoconstriction, and secretion

 

3.  muscularis(externa)=skeletal muscle, it surrounds organs, the circular and longitudinal fibers are here

 

4.  serosa= the outer layer, the parietal and visceral peritoneum, the greater and lesser omentum, and messentary

Term

If the liver was damaged, the digestion of ____ could be affected because_____ would not be produced

 

a.  proteins;trypsin

 

b.  starches;bile

 

c.  lipids;bile

 

d.  carbohydrates; insulin

Definition
c
Term
What is the act of swallowing called?
Definition
deglutition
Term

Blood flows into the liver via the___and___, while blood exits the liver via the___

 

a.  hepatic vein, hepatic portal vein, hepatic artery

 

b.  hepatic portal vein, hepatic vein, hepatic artery

 

 

c.  sinusoids, portal vein, hepatic vein

 

d.  sinusoids, hepatic vein, hepatic duct

 

e.  hepatic portal vein, hepatic artery, hepatic vein

 

d.  sinusoids,  hepatic vein, hepatic duct

Definition
e
Term
What is in lysozyme, and what is it made of?
Definition
Lysozyme is phagocytic, and it has Na+, K+, Cl-, PO4-, HCO3-, and IgA
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