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1) The parasympathetic nervous system generally promotesdigestion. Innervation is via the vagus nerve. Ach binds tomuscarinic receptors. True or False?

2) Which of the following statements is correct?

a) The liver receives oxygenated blood from the hepatic arteryand deoxygenated blood from the hepatic portal vein. Branches ofboth veins carry blood into liver sinusoids. Hepatocytes absorboxygen, most of the nutrients, and some toxins. Needed substancesare secreted back into the blood. Blood then drains into thecentral vein and into a hepatic vein.

b) The liver receives deoxygenated blood from the hepatic arteryand oxygenated blood from the hepatic portal vein. Branches of bothveins carry blood into liver sinusoids. Hepatocytes absorb oxygen,most of the nutrients, and some toxins. Needed substances aresecreted back into the blood. Blood then drains into the centralvein and into a hepatic vein.

c) The liver receives oxygenated blood from the hepatic arteryand deoxygenated blood from the hepatic portal vein. Branches ofboth veins carry blood into liver central vein. Hepatocytes absorboxygen, most of the nutrients, and some toxins. Needed substancesare secreted back into the blood. Blood then drains into thesinusoids and into a hepatic vein.

d) The liver receives oxygenated blood from the hepatic arteryand deoxygenated blood from the hepatic portal vein. Branches ofboth veins carry blood into liver sinusoids. Kupffer cells absorboxygen, most of the nutrients, and some toxins. Needed substancesare secreted back into the blood. Blood then drains into thecentral vein and into a hepatic artery.

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a) Parasympathetic and sympathetic stimulation

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c)Activity of the myenteric plexus

d)Activity of the submucosal plexus

4) Bile formed in the liver is transported to the gall bladderfor storage through which pathway? (Some steps may be omitted)

a)Bile duct, right and left hepatic ducts, common hepatic duct,cystic duct

b)Common hepatic duct, right and left hepatic ducts, bile duct,cystic duct

c) Right and left hepatic ducts, bile ducts, common hepaticduct, cystic duct

d) Bile ducts, common hepatic duct, cystic duct, right and lefthepatic ducts

5)Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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b) Negatively charged ions follow sodium or are moved out byactive transport.

c)Most water soluble vitamins are absorbed by activetransport.

d) Water absorption in the GI tract involves osmosis

6) Insulin is needed for carbohydrate metabolism because it

a)is required for the breakdown of complex carbohydrates

b)transports glucose in the bloodstream.

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e)increases the insertion of a particular type of glucosetransport protein into the cell membrane

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1. Why is the mesenteric artery significantly different lengthbetween mature males and females?
2. What is the adaptive significance of arteries in appendagesbeing buried deeper than veins?
3. Does the hepatic portal vein carry oxygenated or deoxygenatedblood?
4. Why should blood pass through the liver after leaving thedigestive system and before entering the other organs?
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I have a lingering question which stems from an answer that Igave to What hydrolyses aspirin within the digestive tract andblood stream?

When a drug or any other substance is absorbed into thebloodstream in the stomach or small intestine, it ultimately passesthrough the hepatic portal vein and into the liver sinusoids, whereit is processed by hepatocytes and introduced into the generalcirculation via the vena cava. In terms of metabolism, this is whatcauses a "first-pass" effect for drugs that are ingested.

For drugs that are delivered either by intravenous,intramuscular, or sub-lingually (as in the other Biology.SEquestion), this first-pass effect is avoided, and the drug isintroduced into the general circulation without being metabolizedby the liver first.

Even though the first pass is avoided, the blood in the bodystill makes its way back through the liver eventually via thehepatic artery, which is a branch off of the celiac artery.

The issue I still have is, does the incoming blood from thehepatic artery merge with the blood from the hepatic portal vein?If not, does the blood from the hepatic artery still interact withthe hepatocytes in some way? (it makes sense that it does, and Ihave also read that one of the main functions of the hepatic arterywas to deliver blood supply for the liver's metabolic needs) Ifthis is not the case, where in the body would these drugs that wereintroduced via IV, etc., be metabolized?

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