Practice Quiz #10: Digestive System

Vertebrate Histology ZOO 4753
Instructor: W. López-Ojeda

TA’s: Matthew Welsh; Patrick Carroll, BS

This electronic practice quiz supplements the Histology “hands on” lab experience.

Digestive System

Objectives:

fter completing this lab session students will be able

1. to mention and identify the direct organs of the digestive system.
2. to differentiate the tissue components among the different digestive tract organs.
3. to identify the tisular and cellular components of the digestive tract mucosa, submucosa, muscularis mucosa and serosa.
4. to functionally describe the tisular and cellular components of the digestive tract mucosa, submucosa, muscularis mucosa and serosa.
5. to accurately differentiate the segments throughout the digestive tract based on their specific histological features.
6. to mention the basic structure and function of the entero-endocrine system.
7. to mention the basic structure of the innervation of the alimentary tract.
8. to identify and describe the nerve plexuses present throughout the GI system.
9. Describe the liver microscopic structure/lobules, the portal lobules, and the hepatic acinus (of Rappaport).
10. Identify the components of a portal triad.
11. Explain the major functions of the liver in relationship to its structure.
12. Describe the relationships between hepatic sinusoids, the space of Disse and hepatocytes.
13. Describe the formation and transport of bile and it relationship to the gallbladder.
14. Describe the structure of the pancreas, including the organization of the interlobular ducts.
15. Explain the functions and the hormonal control of the various secretions of the pancreas as they relate to digestion.

The contents of this quiz include histological structures and images of digestive and digestive-associated organ tissues.

Each quiz contains 30 questions and is time-limited to 15 minutes.

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