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Homeostasis has 3 parts. What is the general term for the 1st?
- A. Controller
- B. Effector
- C. Receptor
- D. Transporter
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Receptors detect changes in the internal environment as the first step in homeostasis.
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Which nerve is primarily responsible for the neural control of the gastric phase, including the stimulation of gastric secretions?
- A. Facial nerve
- B. Vagus nerve
- C. Glossopharyngeal nerve
- D. Spinal accessory nerve
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The vagus nerve (cranial nerve X) is the primary nerve responsible for parasympathetic control of the stomach, stimulating gastric secretions and motility during the gastric phase.
Which of the following is a function of bile?
- A. acidification of GI contents
- B. emulsification of GI contents
- C. enzymatic breakdown of fats
- D. speeding up GI transit time
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Bile, produced by the liver, emulsifies fats, breaking them into smaller droplets to increase surface area for digestion by lipases.
Besides your urinary system, what other organs in your body help in excretion?
- A. lungs
- B. skin
- C. skin and lungs
- D. none of the above
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Both the lungs (excreting carbon dioxide) and skin (excreting sweat) aid in excretion.
If for some reason the parietal cells of the gut epithelium become partially nonfunctional, what is likely to happen?
- A. The pH of stomach will fall abruptly
- B. Steapsin will be more effective
- C. Proteins will not be adequately hydrolysed by pepsin into proteoses and peptones
- D. The pancreatic enzymes and specially the trypsin and lipase will not work efficiently
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Parietal cells secrete HCl; if nonfunctional, the stomach pH rises, reducing pepsin's protein digestion efficiency.
Small finger-like projection, which produce numerous microscopic projections are supplied with a network of
- A. Blood capillaries and lacteal
- B. Blood capillaries only
- C. Lacteal only
- D. A large lymphoid vessel and valves
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Villi contain blood capillaries and lacteals for absorbing nutrients like glucose and fats.