Chapter 23 Sample Quiz
Chapter 23: The Digestive System

Each chapter will be given a sample quiz that will consist of 10-50 questions.  There will be a fully explained answer key for each sample quiz given.

1. What occurs mostly in the small intestines that is part of the digestive process?
a. Chemical Digestion

c. Defecation
b. Absorption

d. Propulsion
2. Which tunica of the GI tract is made up of dense connective tissue with elastic
fibers that helps the stomach regain its shape?
a. Submucosa

c. Serose
b. Lining Epithelium

d. Muscularis
3. Which gastric gland produces acidic mucous?
a. Chief

c. Neck/Mucous
b. Parietal

d. Enterendocrine
4. What are the folds of mucosa within the stomach when it is empty?
a. Fundus

c. Haustra
b. Teniae Coli

d. Rugea
5. Within the gross anatomy of the large intestines what opens up at the anus?
a. Anal Canal

c. Anal Sinus
b. Rectum

d. External Anal Sphincter