Digestive System Organs and Length

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What is the total amount of water, acid, buffers, and enzymes secreted daily by cells in the GI tract and accessory digestive organs?

About 3 liters

About 5 liters

About 7 liters (correct)

About 10 liters

Which organs are considered as accessory digestive organs?

Gallbladder, small intestine, and colon

Stomach, small intestine, and large intestine

Esophagus, stomach, and small intestine

Liver, gallbladder, and pancreas (correct)

What is the approximate length of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in a living person?

5–7 meters (correct)

3–5 meters

10–12 meters

7–9 meters

Which process involves taking foods and liquids into the mouth?

Ingestion Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of mixing and propulsion in the digestive system?

Mix food and secretions and move them toward the anus Signup and view all the answers

Which space contains lubricating serous fluid between the parietal and visceral portions of the peritoneum?

Peritoneal cavity Signup and view all the answers

What is the condition called when the peritoneal cavity becomes distended by the accumulation of fluid?

Ascites Signup and view all the answers

Which organs are not located in the peritoneal cavity?

Kidneys Signup and view all the answers

What binds the abdominal organs to one another and to the walls of the abdominal cavity?

Peritoneal folds Signup and view all the answers

Where is saliva secreted by the major salivary glands?

Into ducts leading to the oral cavity Signup and view all the answers

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What is the total amount of water, acid, buffers, and enzymes secreted daily by cells in the GI tract and accessory digestive organs?

Which organs are considered as accessory digestive organs?

What is the approximate length of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in a living person?

Which process involves taking foods and liquids into the mouth?

What is the function of mixing and propulsion in the digestive system?

Which space contains lubricating serous fluid between the parietal and visceral portions of the peritoneum?

What is the condition called when the peritoneal cavity becomes distended by the accumulation of fluid?

Which organs are not located in the peritoneal cavity?

What binds the abdominal organs to one another and to the walls of the abdominal cavity?

Where is saliva secreted by the major salivary glands?

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