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Digestive System Exam Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which process matches the definition: The process of taking food, drink or other substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Ingestion is the act of taking food into the body via the mouth.
Question 2 of 5
Fungiform papillae are most numerous in:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Fungiform papillae are scattered across the oral part of the tongue but are most concentrated at the edges and tip, where taste perception is heightened.
Question 3 of 5
Taste buds are found on the following papilla EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Filiform papillae lack taste buds and are primarily involved in touch sensation, unlike the other papillae types.
Question 4 of 5
Surface epithelium of gastric mucosa:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The gastric surface epithelium secretes neutral to alkaline mucus with bicarbonate to protect the mucosa from acid and pepsin.
Question 5 of 5
Carcinoid tumor, Is tumor of:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Carcinoid tumors arise from enteroendocrine (APUD) cells, which secrete hormones like serotonin.