Which of the following statements about the mesentery is INCORRECT?

Increased parasympathetic stimulation of the intestine would result in

(a) Decreased motility

(b) Decreased secretion

(c) Decreased sensitivity of local reflexes

(d) Decreased segmentation

(e) None of these

The outer layer of the digestive tract is known as the

(a) Serosa

(b) Mucosa

(c) Submucosa

(d) Muscularis

Name the six functional activities of the digestive system.

Label the digestive system structures in the following figure.

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b. ___

c. ___

d. ___

e. ___

f. ___

g. ___

h. ___

i. ___

j. ___

k.___

Which is more essential to life and why: chemical digestion or mechanical digestion?

The digestive juice product containing enzymes capable of digesting all four major foodstuff categories is:

a. Pancreatic

b. Gastric

c. Salivary

d. Biliary

Which of the following are true for digestion:

I. Chemical digestion begins in the stomach.

II. Digestion involves breaking down food both physically and chemically.

III. Mechanical digestion increases the surface area of ingested food.