Ch.25-26

The process of altering the chemical and physical composition of food so that it can be absorbed and used by the body cells is known as:

The inner most layer of the GI wall is called the:

The ____ consists of two maxillary bones and two palatine bones.

The dorsal surface of the tongue is covered with rough elevated projections called:

All of the following are paris of salivary glands except the:
parotids
submandibulars
sublinguals
submucosa

Early in life, 20 deciduous teeth appear. Later these are replaced by __ permanent teeth.

The _____ is a collapsible tube that extends from the pharynx to the stomach.

The sphincter muscle that controls the opening of the esophagus into the stomach is the _____ sphincter.

The epithelial lining of the stomach is thrown into folds, which are called:

Gastric glands contain two major secretory cells called _____ cells and _____ cells.

The uppermost division of the small intestine is the:

The intestinal lining has circular folds that contain many tiny projections called:

The large intestine is divided into the:

The structure that permits material to pass from the ileum into the large intestine is the:

A fan-shaped projection of the parietal peritoneum is called the:

The largest gland in the body is the:

The hepatic duct merges with the cystic duct from the gallbladder, forming the ____ duct.

The main components of bile contain all of the following except:
bile salts
bile pigments
vitamins
cholesterol

The function of the gallbladder is to:

The organ that is composed of both endocrine and exocrine tissue is the:

Chemical digestion requires the secretion of ______ into the lumen of the GI tract.

The process of deglutition includes all of the following except the _____ stage.
the oral
the pharyngeal
the esophageal
the laryngeal

The wave-like ripple of the muscle layer of the GI tract is called:

Fats and other nutrients in the duodenum stimulate the intestinal mucosa to release a hormone called:

The chemical prcess in which a compound unites with water and then splits into simpler compounds is called:

Because fats are insoluable in water, they must be:

Saliva contains the enzyme:

Stimulation of gastric juice secretion occurs in all of the following phases except the ____ phase.
cephalic
digestive
gastric
intestinal

The ejection of bile from the gallbladder is controlled by whcih hormones?

The final stage in lipid transport by the intestines is the formation of:

The act of expelling feces is called:

_____ is a general term referring to the inflammation of the liver.