Deck 17: Digestive System: Glands

Question 1

Primary saliva

A) is manufactured by acinar cells of the secretory acinus
B) is formed in the lumina of the intercalated ducts
C) is modified by serous demilunes
D) is formed in the lumina of striated ducts
E) enters the oral cavity

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A patient has been a long-term user of prescription barbiturates and has developed an increased tolerance for these substances because her

A) liver enlarged
B) hepatocytes increased in number
C) mixed function oxidases decreased
D) hepatocytes developed more rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
E) hepatocytes developed more smooth ER

Answer 2

E

Question 3

The tip of the arrow is located in the

A) space of Disse
B) bile duct
C) portal area
D) central vein
E) hepatic sinus

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A cell of the pancreas possesses specific proteins that bind secretin. Which of the following is the correct response to that statement?

A) these are peripheral proteins and result in the release of glucagon
B) they are peripheral proteins and result in the release of insulin
C) these are integral proteins and result in the release of an enzyme-rich fluid
D) these are integral proteins and result in the release of an enzyme-poor fluid
E) they are integral proteins and result in the secretion of pancreatic polypeptide

Question 5

A patient with Verner-Morrison syndrome has

A) polydipsia
B) polyphagia
C) adenoma
D) polyuria
E) polymyalgia

Question 6

A patient who has a malignancy that causes an overproduction of HCl has a tumor of which of the following cells?

A) alpha cells
B) beta cells
C) delta cells
D) G cells
E) PP cells

Question 7

The tip of the white arrow is pointing to which of the following?

A) acinar cell
B) beta cell
C) alpha cell
D) centroacinar cell
E) delta cell

Question 8

The acinus of Rappaport

A) is in the shape of a hexagonal solid
B) is related to blood flow
C) is related to bile flow
D) has a central vein at its center
E) receives blood from the sublobular vein

Question 9

A patient with Wilson's disease presents with gold rings in her cornea. The problem is that the patient's liver cannot

A) eliminate urea
B) eliminate copper
C) synthesize bilirubin
D) conjugate cholic acid
E) detoxify toxins

Question 10

A patient is seen by her pediatrician because she has mumps. Which of the following salivary glands is most likely to be involved?

A) sublingual gland
B) glands of von Ebner
C) glands of Blandin-Nuhn
D) submandibular gland
E) parotid gland