Chapter 41 Review: Animal Nutrition


  1. The stomach secretes gastric juice made up of HCL and the enzyme
    1. sucrase.
    2. pepsinogen.
    3. lipase.
    4. bile.
    5. amylase.
  2. In the oral cavity, salivary ________ initiates the breakdown of carbohydrates.
    1. pepsin.
    2. lipase.
    3. bile.
    4. amylase
    5. nuclease
  3. Which structure prevents food from entering the trachea?
    1. esophagus
    2. epiglottis
    3. tongue
    4. duodenum
    5. chyme
  4. The large intestine is connected to the small intestine by the
    1. rectum.
    2. colon.
    3. duodenum.
    4. pharynx.
    5. glottis.
  5. The small intestine has a huge surface area composed of what kind of folded structures?
    1. alveoli
    2. villi
    3. pili
    4. cilia
    5. flagella
  6. The first portion of the small intestine is the
    1. appendix
    2. duodenum.
    3. rectum.
    4. colon.
    5. esophagus.