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How many muscles does the action of swallowing use?
- A. 92
- B. 6
- C. 60
- D. 29
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Swallowing involves approximately 29 muscles, including those in the pharynx and esophagus, coordinated by the autonomic nervous system.
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Match each term with the correct description: filtering units of kidney
- A. urethra
- B. nephrons
- C. bladder
- D. kidneys
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Nephrons are the filtering units within the kidneys.
How many pairs of salivary glands produce saliva, which contains amylase to start digestion of dietary starch?
- A. Two
- B. Three
- C. Four
- D. Five
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Humans have three pairs of salivary glands (parotid, submandibular, sublingual) that produce saliva containing amylase; not five as originally asserted.
Peristalsis in the muscle component of the human esophagus is produced by:
- A. A gradient in slow waves going from the top to the bottom
- B. Gravity moving swallowed food down the esophagus
- C. Simultaneous contraction of the entire longitudinal muscle layer
- D. Sequential firing of the extrinsic nerves from the nucleus ambiguous
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Sequential firing of vagal nerves from the nucleus ambiguus coordinates esophageal peristalsis, moving food downward.
Oxyntic (parietal) cells show the following EXCEPT:
- A. Rich in rER
- B. Intracellular C shaped canaliculi
- C. Numerous mitochondria & actin filaments
- D. Tubulovesicular system
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Parietal cells are rich in mitochondria for energy, not rER, which is more prominent in chief cells.
Amino acids are absorbed in-
- A. Blood capillaries of villi
- B. Wall of rectum
- C. Lacteals and blood capillaries of villi
- D. Lacteals of villi
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Amino acids are absorbed into the blood capillaries of the villi in the small intestine.