Quiz: The Small Intestine

1. The small intestine is subdivided into three segments. Which of the following is the correct sequence regarding the passage of food through the small intestine?
a. duodenum, jejunum, ileum
b. jejunum, duodenum, ileum
c. duodenum, ileum, jejunum
2. The small intestine measures about __________ feet in length.
a. 8
b. 21
c. 30
3. Which part of the small intestine joins the large intestine?
a. ileum
b. jejunum
c. duodenum
4. The liver and pancreas, or accessory organs, produce material that either digests food or helps in the process of digestion. Those products leave the liver and pancreas and enter into the small intestine where the action is performed. The products from the liver and pancreas enter into which part of the small intestine?
a. ileum
b. jejunum
c. duodenum
5. What is the name of the fingerlike projections within the lining of the small intestine that are involved in absorbing digested material into the bloodstream?
a. villi
b. plicae
c. Brunner's glands
6. In order for the digested material, or nutrients, to do the body any good it must be absorbed into the bloodstream and then ultimately travel in the bloodstream to all body tissues. The majority of the absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream occurs in the __________.
a. stomach
b. small intestine
c. large intestine

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