Gastrointestinal System
What is a function of the SMALL intestine? To:
Temporarily store ingested food
Absorb the products of digestion
Participate in mechanical digestion
Secrete hydrochloric acid
Absorb the products of digestion
The small intestine has a very large surface area which makes it well suited to absorbing the products of digestion.
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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
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
The liver contains “leaky capillaries” known as sinusoids. This enables what liver product to enter the bloodstream?
A. Angiotensinogen
B. Kupffer cells
C. Plasma proteins
D. Cholesterol
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