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Unit-M
Digestive System
Study Guide
1. A small muscular sac that secretes bile and is located in the right upper quadrant
of abd. cavity?
2. The middle segment of the small intestine is called?
3. The part of the body that separates the mouth from the nasal cavity?
4. The external opening of the large intestines is the?
5. Food moves from the pharynx to the stomach by passing through the?
6. The glands which secrete a watery fluid in the mouth are called?
7. The blind sac attached to the cecum and having no known function is known as
the?
8. What feather-shaped digestive organ secretes enzymes to break down food?
9. What organ is located between the stomach and large intestine?
10. The largest organ in the body is the?
11. The muscle between the esophagus and stomach that keeps food from going
back up into the esophagus is called?
12. The process in which broken down food moves from the intestine into the blood
and lymph is called?
13. The physical breakdown of food begins in the?
14. The muscular organ that aids with chewing and swallowing if food is the?
15. Which enzyme causes the initial chemical breakdown of carbohydrates?
16. A semisolid mixture of food and gastric juices in the stomach is called?
17. Which part of the small intestines receives bile from the gallbladder?
18. The wavelike motions of the intestines that move food along the digestive tract
are called?
19. When will Marina’s stomach be empty if she last ate at 9 am?
20. What is the purpose of peristalsis?
21. What organ detoxifies alcohol?
22. Mary has a blocked common bile duct. What disorder is common with this
condition?
23. The medical term that means inflammation of the mucous membrane lining of
the stomach and intestines is?
24. When small amounts of stomach acid are regurgitated into the esophagus, the
resulting condition is what?
25. Eating proper foods such as cereals, fruits, vegetables and drinking plenty of
fluids can help avoid which of the following conditions?
26. The medical term that means surgical removal of the gallbladder is?
27. What would your diagnosis be if you have pain in the back between the
shoulder blades?
28. What liver disease is caused mainly be alcohol consumption?
29. What should all health care workers be vaccinated for?
30. A condition in which a sore or a lesion forms in the mucosal lining of the
stomach is called what?
31. Hepatitis is usually caused by a/an?