24. The digestion of proteins begins in the 30. The gallbladder: and ends in the _____. a. reabsorbs water and salts. a. stomach; pancreas b. churns food to chyme. b. pancreas; small intestine c. performs enzymatic digestion. c. stomach; small intestine d. stores bile. d. small intestine; liver 31. The emulsification of fat requires: 25. Which of the following organs is the a. bile. primary source of digestive enzymes? b. enzymes. a. pancreas c. prostaglandins. b. gallbladder d. intestinal flora. c. stomach d. liver 32. Which of the following contains no digestive enzymes? 26. the pancreatic juices have mixed with a. saliva chyme in the intestine, the resulting mixture b. gastric juice is: c. intestinal juice a. very acidic. d. bile b. slightly acidic. c. strongly alkaline. 33. Which of the following does not secrete d. slightly alkaline. digestive juices? a. stomach 27. The liver: b. pancreas a. reabsorbs water and salts. c. salivary glands b. secretes bile. d. large intestine c. churns food to chyme. d. performs enzymatic digestion. 34. Which of the following nutrients takes e. stores bile. longest to digest? a. fat 28. The main function of bile is to: b. sugar a. emulsify fats. c. vitamin C b. stimulate the activity of protein d. iron digestive enzymes. e. glucose c. neutralize the intestinal contents. d. decrease the acidity of the contents of 35. Fats present in the GI tract: the stomach. a. slow down the process of digestion and absorption. 29. If the gallbladder becomes diseased, the b. cause difficulty in digestion. digestion of _____ can become c. stimulate and hasten digestion and compromised. absorption. a. fat d. are carriers of thiamin, riboflavin, and b. protein niacin. c. carbohydrate d. fiber
24. The digestion of proteins begins in the and ends in the _____. a. stomach; pancreas b. pancreas; small intestine c. stomach; small intestine d. small intestine; liver 25. Which of the following organs is the primary source of digestive enzymes? a. pancreas b. gallbladder c. stomach d. liver 26. the pancreatic juices have mixed with chyme in the intestine, the resulting mixture is: a. very acidic. b. slightly acidic. c. strongly alkaline. d. slightly alkaline. 27. The liver: a. reabsorbs water and salts. b. secretes bile. c. churns food to chyme. d. performs enzymatic digestion. e. stores bile. 28. The main function of bile is to: a. emulsify fats. b. stimulate the activity of protein digestive enzymes. c. neutralize the intestinal contents. d. decrease the acidity of the contents of the stomach. 29. If the gallbladder becomes diseased, the digestion of _____ can become compromised. a. fat b. protein c. carbohydrate d. fiber 30. The gallbladder: a. reabsorbs water and salts. b. churns food to chyme. c. performs enzymatic digestion. d. stores bile. 31. The emulsification of fat requires: a. bile. b. enzymes. c. prostaglandins. d. intestinal flora. 32. Which of the following contains no digestive enzymes? a. saliva b. gastric juice c. intestinal juice d. bile 33. Which of the following does not secrete digestive juices? a. stomach b. pancreas c. salivary glands d. large intestine 34. Which of the following nutrients takes longest to digest? a. fat b. sugar c. vitamin C d. iron e. glucose 35. Fats present in the GI tract: a. slow down the process of digestion and absorption. b. cause difficulty in digestion. c. stimulate and hasten digestion and absorption. d. are carriers of thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin.
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