Ch. 24 Group 3: Sections 24.6-24.7 Dynamic Study Module

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Which of the following are NOT absorbed in the large intestine?

-Organic wastes, such as urobilinogens -Water -Certain vitamins, such as vitamin K All of the listed substances are absorbed in the large intestine.

The primary functions of intestinal juices include which of the following?

-to moisten the chyme -to assist in buffering acids -to dissolve digestive enzymes and the products of digestion All of the listed responses are correct.

What is the average composition of fecal waste material?

75 percent water, 5 percent bacteria, and 20 percent indigestible materials, inorganic matter, and epithelial remains

Which hormone is secreted when chyme, expecially when it's rich in lipids and partially digested proteins, enters the duodenum?

CCK

Which of the following is NOT a region of the small intestine?

Cecum

What is the correct sequence of parts in the colon moving from the small intestine to the anus?

Cecum; ascending colon; transverse colon; descending colon; sigmoid colon; rectum

What is the main stimulus that triggers the defecation reflex?

Distension of the rectum

There are some obvious bends in the colon that you don't see in the small intestine. What are the names of these bends?

Flexures

Which peptide hormone causes the secretion of insulin from the pancreatic islets?

GIP

What are the pouches that give the colon its typical appearance?

Haustra

Which of the following produces, on a daily basis, the least number of the peristaltic contractions that force food through the digestive tract?

Large intestine

Which of the following is not true of the microbiome?

Produce vitamin C

How does the mucosa of the distal rectum compare with that of the colon and the cecum?

The colon and the cecum are lined with a simple columnar epithelium for absorption, whereas the distal rectum is lined with a stratified squamous epithelium because the rectum is next to the opening to the exterior of the body.

What is the hormone secreted by the small intestine that dilates capillaries in the small intestine area?

VIP

What is perhaps the most important function of the large intestine?

Water reabsorption

The small, slender structure that is attached to the large intestine and is suffused with lymphoid nodules is the __________.

appendix

The numerous transverse folds in the small intestine that serve to increase the surface area for absorption are the __________.

circular folds (plicae cicrulares)

The reflex that occurs in the rectum and promotes the movement of feces toward the anus is the __________.

defecation reflex

The muscular sphincter that guards the opening between the ileum and the cecum is the __________.

ileocecal valve

The primary effect of secretin is to __________.

increase the secretion of bile and buffers by the liver and the pancreas

The plicae of the intestinal mucosa, which bears the intestinal villi, are structural features that __________.

increase the total surface area for absorption

The hormone gastrin __________.

increases the activity of the parietal and chief cells

Fatty acids and lipids are absorbed into the ____________ found in each villus of the small intestine.

lacteal

Villikinin, motilin, and somatostatin are produced in the __________.

small intestine

The two positive-feedback loops involved in the defecation reflex are __________.

the stretch receptors in the rectal walls and the sacral parasympathetic system


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