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Lower Gastrointestinal System Review

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Question 1
1.

What is the name of the sphincter at the base of the stomach called?

ACCESSORY ORGANS (around the small intestine)
Question 2
2.

What does the liver produce?

Question 3
3.

Bile is a fat _________

Question 4
4.

Which of the following is a function of bile? Select all that apply.

Question 5
5.

Where is bile stored and released from?

Question 6
6.

What part of the small intestine does the gall bladder release bile into?

Question 7
7.

This part of the small intestine (the answer to the previous question) is the major site of ____________

Question 8
8.

The pancreas releases ___________ which break down nutrients moving out of the stomach.

Question 9
9.

The pancreas also releases ___________ which neutralizes the acid leaving the stomach to prevent the intestines from being damaged.

Question 10
10.

Match the following enzymes with the molecule that they break down:

Draggable itemarrow_right_altCorresponding Item
Phospholipase
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Starch
Amylase
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RNA
Lipase
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Proteins
Ribonuclease
arrow_right_alt
Lipids in general
Protease/Pepsin
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Phospholipids
Deoxyribonuclease
arrow_right_alt
DNA
5. SMALL INTESTINE
Question 11
11.

What is the muscle movement that helps to move nutrients through the small intestine?

Question 12
12.

The last two segments of the small intestine (after the duodenum) are called __________

Question 13
13.

These parts of the small intestine (the answer to the previous question) are the major site of ______________

Question 14
14.

The small intestine is lined in ____________ which carry blood that absorbs the nutrients.

Question 15
15.

What are the two structures that are on the folds of the small intestine that increase the surface area and allow for more absorption of nutrients?

Question 16
16.

Which of the following increases the surface area of the small intestine and allows for more blood access? (select all that apply)

Question 17
17.

The appendix is known as a _____________ because it doesn't perform the function that it used to.

6. LARGE INTESTINE
Question 18
18.

What is the muscle movement that helps to move nutrients through the large intestine?

Question 19
19.

The major function of the large intestine is to absorb _________.

Question 20
20.

The liquid that is being absorbed in the large intestine (the answer to the previous question) is going into the ____________ that is lining the large intestine.

Question 21
21.

The final function of the large intestine is ___________ when the body gets rid of the material that was not absorbed into the blood.

Question 22
22.

The sphincter at the end of the large intestine is the __________