Quiz: Digestive and Urinary Systems
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The quiz:
Covers theLearnmaterial fromModule 6: Week 6.
Contains25multiple-choicequestions.
Islimitedto60minutes.
Allows 1 attempt.
Isworth 75 points.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module 6: Week 6.
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Question 1
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In response to a high fat content in chyme, the duodenum releases ____.
CCK
Question 2
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Which hormone is synthesized by and acts on the stomach?
gastrin
Question 3
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The major function of the small intestines is ____.
most nutrient absorption
Question 4
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The amount of energy needed to maintain basic metabolic functions is the
____.
basal metabolic rate
Question 5
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Fats that are manufactured from vegetable oils found in many processed
food are known as ____.
trans fatty acids
Question 6
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Most of the nutrient digestion and absorption takes place in the ____.
jejunum
Question 7
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Bile salts surround the end-products of fat digestion to form ____.
micelles
Question 8
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Humans have the least number of which class of teeth?
canines
Question 9
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Which of the following secretions is NOT a digestive enzyme?
Bile
Question 10
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As food moves into the small intestines, intestinal cells release which
hormone to promote insulin secretion?
GIP
Question 11
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The liver performs all of the following functions EXCEPT for ____.
secreting digestive enzymes into the small intestines
Question 12
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Which portion of the stomach is connected to the duodenum?
pyloric sphincter
Question 13
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Which layer of the digestive tract gives rise to sphincters?
circular muscle
Question 14
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Which layer of the digestive tract is in direct contact with digested food?
mucosa
Question 15
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Bile is stored and released by the ____.
gallbladder
Question 16
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Fluid filtered from glomerular capillaries immediately flows into the ____.
Bowman’s capsule
Question 17
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Urine moves from the urinary bladder to the external environment through
the ____.
urethra
Question 18
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In which portion of the nephron do hormones control water and salt
reabsorption?
distal tubules
Question 19
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The urine-producing unit of the kidney is the ____.
nephron
Question 20
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The body loses fluids by four of the following means. Which is the
exception?
retention of salts
The procedure lithotripsy is used to treat ____.
kidney stones
Question 22
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Obesity corresponds to a BMI over ____.
30
Question 23
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Bacteria that cause tooth decay can lead to ____.
gingivitis
Question 24
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After being filtered blood leaves the glomerular capillaries through the ____.
efferent arteriole
Question 25
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In terms of blood pressure regulation, the kidneys control ____.
extracellular volume
Quiz Score:75out of 75
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