Of the following functions of the digestive system, which function is the responsibility of only one organ?

More than one choice may apply.

The GI tube tissue layer responsible for the actions of segmentation and peristalsis is the

a. Serosa

b. Mucosa

c. Muscularis externa

d. Submucosa

Which of the following statements about accessory organ secretions is not true?

a. Hepatocytes produce bile, which drains out of the liver via the common hepatic ducts.

b. Saliva contains secretory IgA and lysozyme, which play an important role in preventing the growth of pathogenic bacteria in the oral cavity.

c. Pancreatic juice contains digestive enzymes and bicarbonate ions to neutralize the acidic chyme.

d. The gallbladder produces bile, which drains out of the gallbladder via the cystic duct.

Drugs with anticholinergic side effects block ACh receptors in the peripheral nervous system, including those on digestive organs. Predict the effects such drugs would have on motility and secretion on the specific organs of the digestive system.

What three basic mechanisms regulate the activities of the digestive tract?

Lara was on a diet but she could not eat less and kept claiming her stomach had a mind of its own. She was joking, but indeed, there is a 'gut brain' called the enteric nervous system. Is it part of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system? Explain.

The peritoneal cavity:

a. Is the same thing as the abdominopelvic cavity

b. Is filled with air

c. Like the pleural and pericardial cavities is a potential space containing serous fluid

d. Contains the pancreas and all of the duodenum