(D) mesocolon (D) esophageal hiatus

12 From deep to superficial, what are the tunics of 17 Histological features of the esophageal wall
the intraperitoneal portions of the GI tract? include
(A) serosa, muscularis, submucosa, and mucosa (A) a mucosa lined with stratified cuboidal
(B) mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa epithelium
(C) adventitia, muscularis, submucosa, and (B) submucosal glands that produce a thin,
mucosa watery fluid
(D) mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and (C) a single layer of skeletal muscle in the
adventitia muscularis
13 In which of the following selections are the GI (D) an outer fibrous layer, the adventitia, with no
tract organs or regions correctly matched with serosa
the type of epithelium that lines them? 18 What are the three phases of the swallowing
(A) Oral cavity and esophagus; stratified cuboidal process?
(B) Stomach and small intestine; stratified (A) mastication, eruption, and dentition
squamous (B) oral, cranial, and pharyngeal
(C) Cecum, colon, and rectum; simple columnar (C) voluntary, pharyngeal, and esophageal
(D) all of the above (D) cardiac, gastric, and pyloric
14 Within the mucous membrane of the GI tract, the 19 Which digestive organ mechanically and
layer of areolar connective tissue is called the chemically transforms a food bolus into chyme?
(A) mucosal lining (A) esophagus
(B) lamina propria (B) stomach
(C) muscularis mucosae (C) small intestine
(D) submucosa (D) large intestine
15 Which tunic of the GI tract typically contains an 20 Which list proceeds from the superior to the
inner circular layer and an outer longitudinal inferior end of the stomach?
layer, with the myenteric nerve plexus in (A) pylorus, fundus, cardia, body
between? (B) cardia, body, fundus, pylorus
(A) muscularis (C) cardia, fundus, body, pylorus
(B) mucosa (D) body, cardia, pylorus, fundus
(C) submucosa 21 The prominent folds of the mucosa that nearly
(D) adventitia disappear when the stomach expands are the
16 The esophagus enters the abdominal cavity (A) Gastric pits
through an opening in the diaphragm, the (B) Rugae
____________, before it connects to the (C) Plicae
stomach. (D) Omenta
(A) diaphragmatic foramen 22 From the superior end downward, the three
(B) thoracic canal segments of the small intestine are the
(C) cardiac orifice (A) ileum, duodenum, and jejunum

Composed by Dr. Atin Kumar Srivastava