Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.
The mucosa from the stomach to the anus consists of an inner layer of stratified columnar epithelium.

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.

You test Mr. Williams's stool and find high amounts of undigested fats. Explain this finding.

Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.

The muscularis externa of most of the alimentary canal consists of inner circular and outer longitudinal layers of smooth muscle.

Match the following terms with the correct definition. 

__Chief cells          

__Parietal cells           

__Gastrin           

__Pyloric sphincter         

__Diffuse neuroendocrine (DNES) cells         

__Gastroesophageal sphincter         

__Pepsin         

__Chyme

a. Hormone that stimulates multiple digestive processes

b. Enzyme that begins protein digestion

c. Produce acid and intrinsic factor

d. Liquid produced as a result of stomach churning

e. Produce pepsinogen

f. Cells in gastric glands that produce hormones

g. Controls passage of bolus from esophagus to stomach

h. Controls passage of stomach contents to duodenum

Individuals experiencing prolonged vomiting lose a great deal of hydrochloric acid with the vomitus. Predict the effect this loss of acid will have on the pH of the blood. How will the respiratory system respond to the change in pH?

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.

Explain why his feces have become a clay color instead of a normal brown color.

Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.

The mucosa of the esophagus, pharynx, and oral cavity contains simple squamous epithelium to protect it from abrasion.