Hormones of Digestion

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What is the primary function of gastrin in the digestive system?

  • To stimulate the liver to produce bile
  • To relax the muscle of the stomach and intestine
  • To produce an acid for dissolving and digesting food (correct)
  • To stimulate the pancreas to produce digestive enzymes

What is the role of secretin in the digestive system?

  • To stimulate the pancreas to produce digestive enzymes
  • To stimulate the stomach to produce pepsin (correct)
  • To cause the gallbladder to empty
  • To produce an acid for dissolving and digesting food

What is the function of cholecystokinin (CCK)?

  • To stimulate the stomach to produce pepsin
  • To cause the gallbladder to empty and the pancreas to grow (correct)
  • To stimulate the pancreas to produce digestive enzymes
  • To produce an acid for dissolving and digesting food

What is the role of acetylcholine in the digestive system?

<p>To cause the muscle of the digestive organs to squeeze with more force (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the intrinsic nerves in the digestive system?

<p>To trigger action when the walls of the hollow organs are stretched by food (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of adrenaline on the digestive system?

<p>It relaxes the muscle of the stomach and intestine and decreases the flow of blood to these organs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone is responsible for the growth of the lining of the stomach, small intestine, and colon?

<p>Gastrin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the digestive juice produced by the pancreas in response to secretin?

<p>Neutralizing stomach acid (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve type is responsible for releasing acetylcholine and adrenaline?

<p>Extrinsic nerves (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of acetylcholine on the muscle of the digestive organs?

<p>Increased contraction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone stimulates the liver to produce bile?

<p>Secretin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What triggers the intrinsic nerves to act?

<p>The stretching of the walls of the hollow organs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of cholecystokinin (CCK) on the gallbladder?

<p>Emptying (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone is necessary for the normal growth of the stomach, small intestine, and colon?

<p>Gastrin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of acetylcholine on the stomach and pancreas?

<p>Increased juice production (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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