Question

1. T-lymphocytes mature in which of the following?

Group of answer choices

Peyer's patches

thymus gland

tonsils

bone marrow

2.The human adult digestive system is about ________ long?

Group of answer choices

30 feet

30 meters

6 meters

6 feet

3.The digestive system is directly linked to the brain and can override central nervous system function.

Group of answer choices

True

False

3.The epiglottis is located in the _______.

Group of answer choices

esophagus

trachea

4.The digestive system starts at the _______ and ends at the ________.

Group of answer choices

Mouth, small intestine

Mouth, an*s

Larynx, large intestine

Esophagus, colon

nasal cavity

larynx

5.Probiotics are microorganisms that are ingested to improve the microbiota of the gastro-intestinal system.

Group of answer choices

True

False

6.Prior to ingestion, proteins are broken down in the oral cavity by enzymes in saliva.

Group of answer choices

True

False

7.Which is the correct pathway for food?

a. Large intestine

b. Small intestine

c. Esophagus

d. Stomach

e. Auns

f. Mouth

Group of answer choices

e, a, b, d, c, f

a, b, c, d, e, f

f, c, d, b, a, e

f, e, d, c, b, a

8.The sphincter that connects the stomach to the small intestine is called the ________ sphincter.

Group of answer choices

Ileocecal

upper esophegeal

pyloric

anal

lower esophegeal

9.Which is not a component of the large intestine?

Group of answer choices

Ascending

Duodenum

Descending

Transverse

10.The small intestine is responsible for absorbing water from our waste product, prior to defecation.

Group of answer choices

True

False

Answer 1

1. thymus gland

T-cells mature in the thymus gland or in the lymph nodes.

2. 30 feet long.

3. false.

The autonomic nervous system controls the tone of the digestive tract

3.trachea

The epiglottis is a leaf-shaped flap of cartilage located behind the tongue, at the top of the larynx, or voice box. The main function of the epiglottis is to seal off the windpipe during eating, so that food is not accidentally inhaled.

4. Mouth, small intestine.

5. true.

Probiotics are live microorganisms that are taken to  improve the microbiota of the gastro-intestinal system.

6. false

carbohydrate digestion begins in the mouth,chemical digestion of protein begins in the stomach and ends in the small intestine.

7. f, c, d, b, a, e

8. pyloric.

9. Duodenum.

Duodenum is part of small intestine.

10 false.

Large intestine is responsible.