Which of the following statements concerning parasympathetic innervation of the digestive tract is incorrect?
A) in general, parasympathetic stimulation is excitatory to the digestive system.
B) parasympathetic innervation to the digestive tract comes primarily through the vagus nerve.
C) parasympathetic innervation is part of the extrinsic nerve supply to the digestive tract.
D) parasympathetic stimulation of the salivary glands produces a saliva rich in mucus.
E) parasympathetic stimulation increases salivary, gastric, pancreatic, and biliary secretion.
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Q1: The enteric nervous system
A) includes the myenteric
Q2: Which of the following organs does not
Q5: Which layer of the digestive wall is
Q7: The serosa is the
A)abdominal cavity containing the
Q8: Mixing movements
A) promote digestion by mixing food
Q9: Fats are digested to
A)amino acids
B)cellulose
C)fatty acids and
Q9: Digestive motility
A) is accomplished by smooth muscle
Q10: The wall of the digestive tract contains
Q15: Carbohydrates are absorbed as
A)polysaccharides
B)disaccharides
C)monosaccharides
D)amino acids
E)fatty acids
Q20: 9,500 ml of fluid is absorbed from
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