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T/F The hormone gastrin is released in response to the pH of duodenal contents falling below 3.5 and is released to slow gastric emptying
False
What does MMC stand for?
migrating myoelectric complex
T/F PEPTIC ULCERS ARE CHRONIC, USUALLY SOLITARY, ULCERATIONS OF THE UPPER GI TRACT OCCURRING MOST FREQUENTLY IN THE DUODENUM AND STOMACH.
True
Name the number one symptom of pyloric stenosis.
Projectile vomiting
T/F The only non-mixed (pure serous) salivary gland is the submandibular gland.
False
T/F Enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells release the parietal cell secretagogue gastrin
False
T/F Both salivary amylase and alpha amylase can only cleave alpha-1, 6 glucose linkages
False
__________________ cells, located in the gastric pits, differentiate inot columnar epithelial cells that migrate to the luminal surface of the stomach.
Mucus neck
The pancreatic products chymotrypsinogen and procarboxypeptidase are converted to their active form by the action of ___________.
trypsin
The limiting step in the absorption of lipid materials is the diffusion of _________ through the intestinal unstirred surface layer.
micelles
T/F The musculature of the upper third of the esophagus is stimulated to contract by the parasympathetic division and inhibited to contract by the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system.
False
T/F The internal anal sphincter is under voluntary control
False
T/F An example of an inhibitory GI peptide is substance P.
False
T/F The basic electrical rhythm of the GI tract is produced by the depolarization of ganglion cells of the enteric nervous system.
False
T/F CHOLERA IS USUALLY SELF-LIMITING WITH FLUID REPLACEMENT.
True
T/F THE ONLY NON-MIXED (PURE SEROUS) SALIVARY GLAND IS THE SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND.
False
T/F ENTEROCHROMAFFIN-LIKE (ECL) CELLS RELEASE THE PARIETAL-CELL SECRETAGOGUE GASTRIN.
False
T/F HYDROGEN IONS ARE MOVED INTO THE LUMEN OF THE GASTRIC GLANDS BY PRIMARY ACTIVE TRANSPORT.
True
T/F MUCOUS NECK CELLS, LOCATED IN THE GASTRIC PITS, DIFFERENTIATE INTO COLUMNAR EPITHELIAL CELLS THAT MIGRATE TO THE LUMINAL SURFACE OF THE STOMACH.
True
T/F THE CEPHALIC PHASE OF THE CONTROL OF GASTRIC ACID SECTETION IS MEDIATED ENTIRELY BY THE VAGUS
True
T/F STEATORRHEA IS THE PRODUCTION OF A BLACK, TARRY APPEARING STOOL.
False
T/F FECALITHS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIVERTICULAR DISEASE.
False
BICARB (HCO3-) LEAVES THE PARIETAL CELLS BY:
A. FACILITATED DIFFUSION
B. COUNTERTRANSPORT WITH Cl-
C. COUNTERTRANPORT WITH SODIUM
D. PRIMARY ACTIVE TRANSPORT
B
T/F The bacterial disease that causes ulceration of the small intestine and hyperplasia of the systemic reticuloendothelial system (mononuclear phagocytic system) is cholera.
False
T/F The parotid glands contain serous acinar cells that secrete salivary amylase and mucins
False
The disease resulting in chronic or recurrent diarrhea and atrophy of the villi of the small intestine that is induced by eating gluten-containing foods is _______________.
celiac sprue or gluten interopathy or celiac disease in children
The number-one cause of intestinal obstruction is _______________.
hernia or intestinal hernia
In salivary secretion, stimulation of the (a)_________ nerves cause the release of (b)____________ which binds to (c)____________ receptor in the basolateral surface of the cell. Activation of these receptors cause increases in (d)______________ and subsequent release of amylase.
a. parasympathetic
b. ACh
c. M3R
d. IP3 or DAG of CA++
As salivary flow increases:
a) Na+ concentration decreases significantly but is less than plasma
b) Cl- concentration increases significantly but is more than plasma
c) HCO3 concentration increases significantly but is more than plasma
d) The tonicity increases, but saliva is hypertonic to plasma
e) K+ decreases slightly, but is lower than plasma
C
T/F Intussusception is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction.
False
T/F Crohn's Disease results in atrophy of villi of SI and is induced by gluten-containing foods.
False
T/F The third most frequent cause of death from cancer in the US is pedunculated adenoma.
False
T/F Cholelithiasis may occur in any part of the biliary system.
True
T/F Only -amylase (pancreatic) can cleave -1,4 glucose linkage
False
T/F Jaundice is the result of excessive levels of bilirubin in the plasma
True
The GI disorder caused by Salmonella microbs that produces acute diarrhea, ulceration of the small intestine, systemic reticuloendothelial hyperplasia, and may lead to hemorrhage, bowel perforation, and rupture of the spleen is __________.
Typhoid fever
Chylomicrons leave the instestinal villi by entering the _________ (a structure) and traveling in the lymph to the systemic circulation.
lacteals
T/F CONCERNING THE IONIC COMPOSITION OF SALIVA, POTASSIUM IS ALWAYS HIGHER AND BICARBONATE EXCEEDS THAT OF PLASMA EXCEPT AT VERY LOW RATES OF SECRETION
True
T/F HCO3-, GENERATED DURING THE INTRACELLULAR PRODUCTION OF H+, LEAVES THE PARIETAL CELLS BY COUNTERTRANSPORT WITH CI- AND IS CARRIED A W A Y BY THE VENOUS BLOOD.
True
PARIETAL (OXYNTIC) CELLS SECRETE ______ AND __________________
HCl; INTRINSIC FACTOR
BOTH SALIVARY AMYLASE AND ALPHA AMYLASE CAN CLEAVE ONLY _______________ GLUCOSE LINKAGES.
ALPHA (1,4)
THE TWO BLOOD SUPPLIES TO THE LIVER ARE VIA THE ___________ AND THE _____________________
HEPATIC ARTERY; HEPATIC PORTAL VEIN
BILE ENTERS THE DUODENUM THROUGH THE ___________________
SPHINCTER OF ODDI
T/F Chyme entering the duodenum that bas a pH below 3.5 causes the release of secretin, which slows gastric emptying and inhibits the release of gastrin
T
T/F An important compilation of hernias is often obstruction and may progress to ischemic necrosis
T
T/F Peristalsis consists of moving waves of contracted circular muscle preceded by an area of relaxed muscle that sweeps the entire length of the small intestine
F
T/F Beta-adrenergic stimulation of the parotid salivary glands produces a secretion that is richer in amylase.
T
T/F Oxyntic cells secrete the family of proteolytic proenzymes known as the pepsinogens.
F
T/F Optimal activity for salivary amylase and the pepsins occurs when the pH is 7.
F
T/F Parietal cells and chief cells are most numerous in the gastric glands of the pyloric glandular region of the stomach
F
T/F Potassium ions enter the lumen m the gastric glands by primary active transport.
F
T/F The tall columnar epithelial cells that line the lumen of the stomach differentiate from the mucous neck cells found in the gastric pits.
T
T/F Cl- concentration is higher in the cytoplasm parietal cell than in plasma.
T
T/F The control of gastric acid secretion during the cephalic phase is mediated entirely by the vagus nerve.
T
T/F Chymotrypsinogen is activated by enteropeptidase
F
T/F The amount of lecithin present determines the amount of cholesterol that can be dissolved in the micelles.
T
T/F Cholecystitis refers to the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder
F
Long-term, high-dose, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy may adversely affect the absorption of:
a. carbohydrates
b. lipids
c. proteins
d. dietary fiber
e. none of the above
B
Concerning the liver, which of the following is NOT true:
a. hepatocytes are arranged in plates that radiate out from the central vein
b. sinusoids are vascular spaces located between the plates of hepatocytes
c. sinusoids are lined with endothelial cells and Kupffer Cells
d. bile is secreted into canaliculi and flows into bile ducts located in the center of each lobule
e. all of the above are true
D
T/F Chymotrypsinogen and procarboxypeptidase are cleaved to their active forms by enteropeptidase (enterokinase).
F
T/F The gallbladder is drained by the cystic duct.
T
T/F The Kupffer Cells of the liver produce the bile that drains into the bile canaliculi.
F
T/F The more lecithin present in the micelles, the less cholesterol can be dissolved.
F
T/F Primary bile acids are converted to secondary bile acids by colonic bacteria
F
T/F Cholelithiasis can occur in any part of the biliary system.
T
T/F Intestinal villi are the very small projections on the tips of the tall columnar epithelial cells of the small intestines.
F
T/F Chylomicrons are transported to the liver in the hepatic portal vein.
F
The acinar cells of the pancreas are stimulated to secrete the enzyme component of pancreatic juice by the secretogogue:
a. secretin
b. cholecystokinin
c. histamine
d. epinephrine
B
T/F Conjugated bilirubin is not soluble and thereby form insoluble calcium salts in bile
F
T/F Cholelithiasis is fore times more common in males than in females
F
T/F Transfusion reactions resulting in hemolysis often produce jaundice
T
T/F Hepatocellular carcinoma can develop secondary to hepatitis B or C.
T
The exocrine pancreatic juice is composed of a /an (A)_____________ component that is spontaneously secreted in the (B)_____________ and is modified in the (C)__________ when stimulated by (D) _____________.
(A) aqueous
(B) interlobular
(C) extralobular
(D) secretin
Between meals bile secreted by the liver is stored and concentrated in the gallbladder. After the start of a meal however, the gallbladder begins emptying the bile into the duodenum. Which of the following is a TRUE statement:
A. In the initial phase, consistent contraction of the gallbladder force bile through the sphincter of Oddi
B. All three phases of digestion elicit similar rates of gallbladder empting
C. Stimulation of sympathetic nerve to the gallbladder inhibits emptying of the gallbladder
D. During the intestinal phase of digestion contraction and relaxation are mostly mediated by the cholinergic signaling elicited by the vagus nerve and gastrin release from the stomach.
E. None of the above.
C
T/F Bicarb (HCO-3) enters the ileum and colon by countertransport with Cl- for a net loss.
T
T/F During "rest and digest" periods (parasympathetic stimulation), absorption of Na+, Cl-, and water is increased.
F
T/F Only 1 to 2% of ingested B12 is absorbed without the aid of intrinsic factor (IF).
T
T/F The epithelial cells of the stomach secrete mucus and bicarbonate that make the mucus layer acid and protect the surface of the stomach from damage by gastric content.
F
T/F When the double mutant mice lacking IP3R2 and IP3R3 were fed a predigested diet containing glucose and amino acids for a week they gained weight. This data suggest that the digestive system dysfunction caused the malnutrition.
T
T/F The cholinergic-induced stimulation of amylase production in the IP3R2/IP3R3 knockout mice was abolished by atropine.
F
T/F In salivary secretion, stimulation of the sympathetic nerves causes the release of Ca2+ and subsequent release of water.
F
T/F The parietal cells are stimulated to secrete HCl-. G cells produce gastrin which also influences HCl- production.
T