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Parotid gland, all true except:
- A. Secrete 25% of salivary secretion
- B. Formed mainly of mixed acini
- C. Has prominent striated ducts
- D. Its inflammation results in mumps
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The parotid gland is purely serous, not mixed, secreting watery saliva rich in enzymes.
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Which organ in the digestive system absorbs the most water from food?
- A. esophagus
- B. large intestine
- C. small intestine
- D. stomach
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The large intestine absorbs the most water from food, turning chyme into solid waste.
Gastric lipase is secreted by -
- A. Stomach
- B. Pancreas
- C. Liver
- D. Ileum
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Gastric lipase is secreted by the stomach to initiate fat digestion.
Match each term with the correct description: made up of organs that rid your body of wastes and control blood volume
- A. urethra
- B. urinary system
- C. bladder
- D. kidneys
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The urinary system includes organs that remove wastes and regulate blood volume.
PYLORUS OF THE STOMACH all true except:
- A. The mucosa is thinner than that of fundus.
- B. Glands are lined with Mucous neck cells
- C. Glans are perpendicular on muscularis mucosa
- D. Pits are deep & wide
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Pyloric glands are not perpendicular but are coiled and branched, unlike the straighter fundic glands.
Based on knowledge of the location of the pancreas, how should the student explain the location of the surgical incision?
- A. Upper abdomen, behind the stomach
- B. Right lower quadrant
- C. Left lower quadrant
- D. Right upper quadrant
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The pancreas is retroperitoneal, located in the upper abdomen behind the stomach.