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level: Quiz Questions of Digestive System

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level questions: Quiz Questions of Digestive System

Question	Answer
What is the cavity called that is filled with fluid and surrounds the intestinal tract?	Peritoneum
What is the ligament called that holds the liver in place	falciform ligament
Once you cut below the musculature of the abdomen, which mesentary system will you encounter first?	greater omentum
What is the name of the mesentary structure that holds the colon that is positioned accross the abdomen?	transverse mesocolon
Which aspect of smooth muscle distinguishes it from the other two muscle groups, skeletal and cardiac?	has one centrally placed nucleus
What is the term for mixing of food through contraction of the smooth muscle?	segmentation
What process propells the food forward in the digestive tract?	perstalsis
Starting from the lumen of the digestive tract, what is the first layer of tissue?	columnar epithelium
What type of epithelial tissue is the esophagus lined with?	stratified squamous epithelium
What is the name of cell found in the stomach that secretes pepsinogen?	chief cell
What type of epithelial tissue is the stomach lined with?	simple columnar epithelium
What is the name of cell found in the stomach that secretes hydrochloric acid?	parietal cell
Which portion of the digestive tract is the site of the most enzymatic digestion and absorption?	small intestine
What adaptation do the columnar epithelial cells have to increase their absorption capacity?	microvilli
Along with the liver, which other organ secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum?	pancreas
What is the main difference between the small and large intestine?	Small intestinal columnar epithelium has microvilli but large intestinal columnar epithelium does not