EXERCISES, LESSON 1
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by marking the lettered response that
best answers the question, by completing the incomplete statement, or by writing the
answer in the space provided at the end of the question.
After you have completed all of these exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at
the end of the lesson and check your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly,
reread the material referenced with the solution.
1.
The mechanical portion of digestion includes chewing, ____________________,
__________________, and ___________________.
2.
______________________ is the major carbohydrate used for fuel.
3. The first accessory organ that enters the digestive process is the
_____________________ .
4.
The wavelike action produced by contraction of the muscular wall of the
alimentary canal is called ___________________.
5.
The 3 parts of the small intestine are the ________________________________,
______________________________, and ______________________________.
6.
Most of the absorption of food takes place in the __________________________.
7.
Bile is secreted by the __________________________ and stored in the
________________________.
8.
Water and electrolytes are absorbed in the ______________________________.
9. Physical examination of the abdomen involves ____________________________
______________________________, and ______________________________.
MD0918
1-82