AP Biology: Ch. 40 And 41

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A quiz I made up to study for a test in my AP Biology class. It's on chapters 40 and 41. About the digestive system and an introduction to the human body and its systems.

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1.

What do nucleases break down?
2.

What do trypsin and chymotrypsin?
3.

What does pepsin do?
4.

What does lipase do?
5.

What do dissaccharidases do?
6.

What do dipeptides do?
7.

What does bile do?
8.

What does salivary amylase do?
9.

What does pancreatic amylase do?
10.

What do aminopeptidase and carboxypeptidase do?
11.

What is the function of teeth in the digestive system?
- A.
  
  Cut, tear, and grind food
- B.
  
  Receive food; site of 1st step in carb digestion
- C.
  
  Forms feces
- D.
  
  Produces digestive enzymes
12.

What is the main function of the oral cavity?
- A.
  
  Moves food around mouth
- B.
  
  Produce saliva
- C.
  
  Receives food; site of 1st step in carb digestion
- D.
  
  Reabsorbs water
13.

What is the main function of the tongue?
- A.
  
  Cut, tear, and grind food
- B.
  
  Forms feces
- C.
  
  Moves food around mouth; aids in swallowing
14.

What is the main function of the epiglottis?
- A.
  
  Receives food from esophagus
- B.
  
  Receives material from ileum
- C.
  
  Forms feces
- D.
  
  Cartilaginous flap that covers the opening to the windpipe during swallowing
15.

What is the duodenum?
- A.
  
  2nd part of small intestine; site of absorption of digested food
- B.
  
  Rounded sac that receives material from ileum
- C.
  
  1st part of small intestine; site of most steps of digestion of food
16.

What is the jejunum?
- A.
  
  2nd part of small intestine; site of absorption of digested food
- B.
  
  Fingerlike extension from cecum
- C.
  
  Terminal portion of colon that stores feces
17.

What is the ileum?
- A.
  
  Intersection that leads to esophagus
- B.
  
  Last part of small intestine; site of absorption of food
- C.
  
  Fingerlike extension from cecum
18.

What is the cecum?
- A.
  
  Rounded sac that receives materials from ileum; 1st part of large intestine
- B.
  
  Receives food from esophagus
- C.
  
  Forms feces
19.

What is the appendix?
- A.
  
  1st part of small intestine
- B.
  
  Fingerlike extension form cecum; lymphoid tissue in the wall makes minor contribution to body defenses
20.

What is the main function of the large intestine?
- A.
  
  Forms feces; reabsorbs water
- B.
  
  Stores bile
- C.
  
  Produces digestive enzymes
21.

What is the main function of the rectum?
- A.
  
  Produces bile
- B.
  
  Produces digestive enzymes
- C.
  
  Terminal portion fo colon that stores feces until they are eliminated
22.

What is the main function of the liver?
- A.
  
  Forms feces; reabsorbs water
- B.
  
  Produces bile; stores glycogen, lipids, and iron reserves; inactivates toxins
- C.
  
  Produces digestive enzymes
23.

What are the main functions of the gall bladder?
- A.
  
  Stores and modifies bile
- B.
  
  Forms feces
- C.
  
  Produces saliva
24.

What is the main function of the pancreas?
- A.
  
  Produces digestive enzymes
- B.
  
  Produces bile
25.

What is the main function of the epithelial tissue and its structure?
- A.
  
  Lines body cavities and protects, secretes, and absorbs; tightly packed cells
- B.
  
  Fills in spaces, binds and supports other tissues; scattered and made of protein
- C.
  
  Contracts and provides movement; long cells with myofibrils
- D.
  
  Conducts electrical impulses; functional part of neuron