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Anatomy & Physiology

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Set 22 The Digestive System

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Question 1

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The ability of smooth muscle to contract over a wide range of lengths is called ________,while its normal background level of activity is known as ________.

A)extensibility; plasticity
B)elasticity; tone
C)electicity; spasticity
D)plasticity; tone
E)plasticity; compaction

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Question 2

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Which of the following statements is false?

A)Secretin and CCK are produced by the stomach and are important hormones in regulating digestion.
B)Parietal cells are activated during the cephalic phase.
C)The gastroileal and gastroenteric reflexes accelerate movement of materials throughout the small intestine.
D)Teniae coli of the large intestine correspond to the muscularis mucosa of the small intestine.
E)The external anal sphincter is composed of skeletal muscle.

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Question 3

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Which layer of the digestive tract has a dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds the muscularis mucosae?

A)submucosa
B)digestive epithelium
C)muscular layer
D)lamina propria
E)mucosa

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