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ATI TEAS 7- Digestive System Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers 2023
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ATI TEAS 7- Digestive System FinalExam Questions With Correct Answers
2023
Salivary glands - Answer Glands of the mouth that produce saliva, a digestive secretion.
Pharynx - Answer Throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx
Oral Cavity - Answer The part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth that is bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and by the mucous membrane connecting it with the inner part of the mandible.
Esophagus - Answer A muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
Liver - Answer Directly affects digestion by producing bile.
Stomach - Answer Large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food.
Gallbladder - Answer Stores bile from the liver, releases it into the small intestine.
Common Bile Duct - Answer Carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum.
Pancreatic Duct - Answer Conducts pancreatic juice from the pancreas to the small intestine.
Digestive System - Answer Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution to body cells.
Pancreas - Answer Produces digestive enzymes to digest fats, carbohydrates and proteins. Regulates the level of sugar in the blood (insulin and glucagon).
Which glands is Saliva is produced by? - Answer The parotid (located near the masseter muscle), submandibular (located deep in the mandible), and sublingual (located under the tongue). Small Intestine - Answer The place where most chemical digestion and absorption of food takes place.
Cecum - Answer A pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines.
Rectum - Answer A short tube at the end of the large intestine where waste material is compressed into a solid form before being eliminated.
Appendix - Answer A small pouch attached to the large intestine
Anus - Answer A muscular opening at the end of the rectum through which waste material is eliminated from the body.
Amylase - Answer Enzyme in saliva that breaks the chemical bonds in starches.
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