LEVEL 3: Digestive system

1 The main functions of the digestive system are (C) segmentation

(A) ingestion and digestion
(B) propulsion and secretion
(C) absorption and elimination
(D) all of the above
2 The movement of digestion products, electrolytes,
vitamins, and water across the GI tract
epithelium and into the underlying blood and
lymphatic vessels is called
(A) ingestion
(B) absorption
(C) digestion
(D) secretion
3 All of the following are organs of the digestive
system except the
(A) spleen
(B) liver
(C) tongue
(D) esophagus
4 Which selection includes only accessory digestive
organs?
(A) salivary glands, thyroid gland, pancreas, liver
(B) stomach, duodenum, pancreas, gallbladder
(C) gallbladder, liver, pancreas, salivary glands
(D) liver, thyroid gland, gallbladder, spleen
5 Movements in the small intestine that churn the
materials being digested and mix them with
intestinal secretions are called
(A) peristalsis
(B) pendular motility
(C) segmentation
(D) haustral churning
7 Digestive functions of the tongue include
(A) manipulating and mixing ingested materials
during chewing
(B) helping compress partially digested food to
form a bolus
(C) assisting in the swallowing process
(D) all of the above
8 The three pairs of multicellular salivary glands
that secrete into the oral cavity are the
____________ glands.
(A) alpha, beta, and gamma
(B) parotid, submandibular, and sublingual
(C) palatine, lingual, and pharyngeal
(D) serous, mucous, and mixed
9 What is the mineralized matrix, similar to bone
but harder, that forms the primary mass of each
tooth?
(A) enamel
(B) dentin
(C) cementum
(D) pulp
10 Which selection doesnot correctly pair a type of
tooth with its description?
(A) incisors, one or two roots and spoonshaped
(B) canines, one root and conical with a pointed tip
(C) premolars, one or two roots and flat crowns
with cusps
(D) molars, three or more roots and large, broad,
flat crowns

(D) haustral churning 11 Which mesentery covers most of the abdominal

6 Which term describes the wave of muscular organs, extending inferiorly like an apron from

contraction that moves material through the GI the greater curvature of the stomach?

tract toward the anus? (A) mesentery proper

(A) peristalsis (B) lesser omentum

(B) pendular motility (C) greater omentum

Composed by Dr. Atin Kumar Srivastava