Gastrointestinal System
What are the cells in the pancreas that secrete “pancreatic juice” called?
Hepatocytes
Peyer’s patches
The acini
Islets of Langerhans
The acini
Hepatocytes are in the liver; Peyer’s patches are lymphoid tissue in the gut wall; the islets produce insulin and glucagon.
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Which statement best describes the process of glycogenesis?A. The digestion of glycogen in the diet
B. The conversion of fat into glycogen in muscle tissue
C. The conversion of glucose into glycogen in the liver
D. The conversion of glycogen into glucose in muscle tissue
What is the process in the digestion of food molecules that produces their monomers called?
A. Polymerisation
B. Hydrolysis
C. Isomerisation
D. Deamination
What are the end-products of carbohydrate digestion?
A. Monosaccharides
B. Disaccharides
C. Glucose
D. Risaccharides
What the products of hydrolysis of lipids?
A. Monosaccharides
B. Chylomicrons
C. Amino acids and small peptides
D. Free fatty acids and monoglycerols
What is a function of the SMALL intestine? To:
A. Temporarily store ingested food
B. Absorb the products of digestion
C. Participate in mechanical digestion
D. Secrete hydrochloric acid
Which enzyme below digests proteins?
A. Nuclease
B. Maltase
C. Carboxypeptidase
D. Transaminase
Which layer of the alimentary canal is responsible for absorbing the products of digestion?
A. Muscularis interna
B. Mucosa
C. Serosa
D. Submucosa
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