Open Question
Bile emulsifies fat. Define emulsify.
23. The Digestive System
The Gallbladder
Back23. The Digestive System
The Gallbladder
- Open QuestionThe gallbladdera. produces bile,b. is attached to the pancreas,c. stores and concentrates bile,d. produces secretin.
- Open QuestionBile release from the gallbladder into the duodenum occurs only under the stimulation of (a) cholecystokinin, (b) secretin, (c) gastrin, (d) enteropeptidase.
- Multiple Choice__________ circulation collects nutrient-rich blood from the GI tract and delivers it to the liver.
- Open QuestionA branch of the hepatic portal vein, hepatic artery proper, and branch of the bile duct form (a) a liver lobule, (b) the sinusoids, (c) a portal triad, (d) the hepatic duct, (e) the pancreatic duct.
- Open QuestionExplain why fatty stools result from the absence of bile or pancreatic juice.
- Multiple ChoiceBile is stored and concentrated in the __________.
- Open QuestionAfter a heavy meal rich with fried foods, Debby Collins, an overweight 45-year-old woman, was rushed to the emergency room with severe spasmodic pains in her epigastric region that radiated to the right side of her rib cage. She indicated that the attack came on suddenly, and her abdomen was found to be tender to the touch and somewhat rigid. What do you think is this patient's problem and why is her pain discontinuous (colicky)? What are the treatment options and what might happen if the problem is not resolved?
- Open QuestionMultiple ChoiceMore than one choice may apply.Match the letter of the digestive organ shown in the figure with its function. ___ produces bile
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a characteristic of the liver?
- Open Question
Which of the following best describes the role of bile salts in lipid digestion?
a. Bile salts begin chemical digestion of lipids.
b. Bile salts bind to lipids and physically break them apart into monoglycerides and free fatty acids.
c. Bile salts bind to lipids and physically break them apart into smaller pieces.
d. Bile salts interact with pancreatic lipase and catalyze lipid breakdown.
- Open QuestionThe site of production of cholecystokinin isa. the stomach,b. the small intestine,c. the pancreas,d. the large intestine.
- Open Questiona. What is the relationship between the cystic, common hepatic, bile, and pancreatic ducts?b. What is the point of fusion of the bile and pancreatic ducts called?
- Multiple ChoiceIn order to prevent self-digestion of the pancreas, activation of pancreatic proteases occurs in the __________.
- Open Question
Mr. Williams presents to your clinic with a complaint of abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant. He says that the pain worsens when he eats, particularly when he eats fatty meals. He has noticed that his stool has been an unusual clay color recently. You perform an ultrasound of his abdomen and find that gallstones are blocking his common bile duct, preventing bile from entering the duodenum.
c. Explain why his feces have become a clay color instead of a normal brown color.