Canvas Quiz 9

• The _____________ prevents the backflow of chyme from the small intestine into the stomach.

  Pyloric sphincter
• Which region of the adrenal gland synthesizes androgens?

  Zona reticularis
• Which of the following lists the path of digested food through the large intestine in the correct order?

  Cecum; ascending colon; transverse colon; descending colon; sigmoid colon
• Which type of teeth is utilized for tearing through tough food items such as meat?

  Canines
• The teeth are involved in the chemical digestion of food.

  False
• The tongue functions to mix ingested food with saliva to form _____________.

  bolus
• The _____________ is the inner-most layer of most organs of the digestive tract.

  mucosa
• The duodenum is the longest subdivision of the small intestine.


  False. The longest subdivision of the small intestine is the ileum.
• The process of swallowing is called deglutition.
• The anterior pituitary gland does not produce its own hormones, but stores hormones produced by the hypothalamus.

  False
• The _____________ secretes the body’s major stress-related hormones.

  Adrenal glands
• The release of hormones by the adrenal cortex is stimulated by _____________.

  the anterior pituitary
• The posterior pituitary is made of nervous tissue and is not a gland.


  True
• Which of the following is true of the endocrine system, but not the nervous system?

  Responses are relatively slow, but can have long durations