physiology practice quizzes

unit 1: what’s with all of the greek and latin words?

unit 2: tissues and cell transport

unit 3: how hormones regulate homeostasis

unit 4: metabolism

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The Digestive System Practice Quiz

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Humans are unable to chemical digest plant fiber.  This is because

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The lungs consist of many small air sacs and blood vessels, which greatly increase surface area and improve the transfer of substances through their walls. The structures in the digestive system similar in function to these air sacs and capillaries are the

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Alcohol destroys the liver.  You are treating an alcoholic.  Which type of food would you recommend them to limit in their diet?

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The enzyme pepsin digests protein here.

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In which organ does the process in the picture below begin?

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Where within the digestive tract does this process happen?

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How are bile and teeth similar in function?

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Where within the digestive tract would you find these structures.  Mark all that apply.

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The digestion of which of the following food molecules (macromolecules) would not occur or be limited if the pancreas was damaged?

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One of the major functions of the large intestine is to

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The data table shows the results of lipid digestion.

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A mutation occurs in the gene for amylase that hinders its function.  This will affect the chemical digestion of

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Where the majority of villi and microvilli are found.

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Makes bile (and where Waldo can be found)

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What process is this?

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Pancreatic juice contains bicarbonate ions which

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Which reaction in the figure is showing catabolism?

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In humans, most food monomers are absorbed through the walls of the

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 The data table shows the results of lipid digestion. 

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Bacteria make vitamin K here. 

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Chemical digestion begins in the

Lipase chemically digests lipids and bile mechanically digests them.

Trypsin and pepsin chemically digest proteins.

Amylase chemically digests starch.

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If the substrate before Reaction B starts is a lipid and the substrates after the reaction are fatty acids, what is the name of the enzyme?

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This process could be involved in

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What process is this?

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Which of the following organs makes most of the digestive enzymes?

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In humans, the majority of digestion occurs in the

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Which of the following shows the correct path food takes through the gastrointestinal tract?

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Where the internal and external anal sphincter muscles are present

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