Chapter 16 Multiple Choice

An inflammation of the vermiform appendix, caused by an obstruction, is known as ______.

Appendicitis

A soft mass of chewed food ready to be swallowed is known as (a) ______.

Bolus

The mouth or cavity can also be called the ______.

Buccal cavity

Salivary amylase breaks down which of the following?

Carbohydrates

The digested, vicious, semi-fluid contents of small intestine are known as _______.

Chyme

A long term degenerative disease or the liver in which the loves are covered with fibrous connective tissue is called _______.

Cirrhosis

Cancer of the large intestine and rectum is known as ________.

Colorectal cancer

________ is a chronic, inflammatory bowel disease of unknown origin with symptoms of diarrhea, severe abdominal pain, fever, chills, nausea, weakness, anorexia and weight loss

Crohn's Disease

The portion of the tooth above the level of gums that is covered with enamel is the _______.

Crown

The elimination from the body of indigestible substances that cannot be absorbed is known as ________.

Defecation

The term used for swallowing is _______.

Deglutition

The excessive loss of water caused by bouts of diarrhea can lead to a serious condition known as _______.

Dehydration

When the mucosa of the colon is unable to maintain its levels of water absorption and secretes larger than normal amounts of water, ions, and mucus in the feces, the condition is known as ______.

Diarrhea

The breakdown of food by both mechanical and chemical mechanisms is known as ________.

Digestion

The presence of pouch-like herniations through the muscular layer of the colon, particularly the sigmoid, is know as _______.

Diverticulosis

The dentin of the tooth is covered by the hardest substance in the body, which is ______.

Enamel

The pear shaped sac about three to four inches long that stores and concentrates bile until it is needed in small intestine is the _______.

Gallbladder

Excess glucose and other monosaccharides can be stored in liver as animal starch, which is called _______.

Glycogen

The anterior part of the roof of the mouth it's called the ______.

Hard palate

A bacterium associated with the development of a stomach or peptic ulcers is _____.

Helicobacter pylori

A condition of inflammation and enlargement of the rectal veins is known as _______.

Hemorrhoids

An inflammation of the liver caused by a viral infection or by excessive alcohol consumption is known as ______.

Hepatitis

A condition caused by the protrusion of a portion of the stomach through the opening in the diaphragm is known as______.

Hiatal hernia

The pharynx is divided into three portions, the nasopharynx, the oropharynx, and the _______.

Laryngopharynx

The organ that produces bike salts that break down fats is the ________.

Liver

The term for chewing is ________.

Mastication

The projections on the tongue that produce its rough surface are known as ______.

Papillae

The physical movement or pushing of food along the digestive tract in wave-like movements is known as ______.

Peristalsis

An anatomical structure that is part of both the digestive and respiratory systems is known as _________.

Pharynx

The folds of the mucosa of the small intestine, which increase the surface area for absorption of nutrients, are called ______.

Plicae

The folds of the mucosa on the internal surface of the stomach are called _____.

Rugae

Approximately 80% of all absorption of nutrients occurs in the ________.

Small intestine