Chapter 23: Digestive System
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Chapter 23: Digestive System

The Human Body in Health and Illness 5th Edition By Herlihy

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Chapter 23: Digestive System

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. Which of the following best describes the chewing of food?
a. Emulsification
b. Mechanical digestion
c. Peristalsis
d. Absorption

 

 

ANS:  B

 

  1. Which of the following best describes why food moves through the digestive system from the mouth toward the anus?
a. Emulsification
b. Mastication
c. Defecation
d. Peristalsis

 

 

ANS:  D

 

  1. Food moves through the esophagus to the
a. cecum.
b. duodenum.
c. stomach.
d. common bile duct.

 

 

ANS:  C

 

  1. The fundus, body, and pylorus are parts of the
a. small intestine.
b. large intestine.
c. biliary tree.
d. stomach.

 

 

ANS:  D

 

  1. The stomach mixes and mashes a bolus of food that is called
a. feces.
b. flatus.
c. chyle.
d. chyme.

 

 

ANS:  D

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