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Which digestive processes take place in the mouth (buccal) cavity?
- A. chemical digestion
- B. mechanical digestion
- C. dissolving of nutrients
- D. all of the above
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: In the mouth, food undergoes mechanical digestion via chewing, chemical digestion through salivary amylase, and dissolving of nutrients.
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About filiform papilla all true except:
- A. Secondary papillae extend from the primary papillae. Each one has a separate epithelial cap
- B. Found on the anterior two thirds of the tongue in oblique transverse rows
- C. Less numerous than fungiform papilla
- D. No taste buds in filiform papillae, but they contain nerve endings for touch.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Filiform papillae are the most numerous type on the tongue, not less numerous than fungiform papillae, and they lack taste buds.
Which is the longest organ of digestive system in human body?
- A. Pancreatic duct
- B. Small intestine
- C. Large intestine
- D. Esophagus
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The small intestine is the longest part of the digestive system, measuring about 7 meters (22 feet). Its main functions are to complete the digestion of food and to absorb nutrients.
Neck of fundic [gastric] gland contain the following except:
- A. Mucous neck cells
- B. Paneth cells
- C. Parietal cells
- D. Stem cells
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Paneth cells are found in the small intestine, not in gastric glands; the neck contains mucous neck cells, parietal cells, and stem cells.
Which of the following is not a major gastrointestinal hormone?
- A. epinephrine
- B. secretin
- C. gastrin
- D. cholecystokinin
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Epinephrine is not a gastrointestinal hormone; it is primarily involved in the sympathetic nervous system.
A lack of functioning salivary amylase would prevent an individual from being able to digest lactose
- A. TRUE
- B. FALSE
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Salivary amylase digests starches, not lactose. Lactose digestion occurs in the small intestine via lactase.