Abdominal / Gastrointestinal System Flashcards
When the bladder is full, messages travel along nerves from the bladder via the stretch receptors to the …
Spinal cord
‘Caution’ to the administration of … are patients presenting with hypoglycaemic seizures
Glucagon
The main function of the Loop of Henle is …
Water reabsorption
The administration of … has several key actions including the suppression of inflammation and immune response in Anaphylaxis patients.
Hydrocortisone
Sensory nerve cells in the hypothalamus called … detect changes in the osmotic pressure of the blood
Osmoreceptors
The normal pH of urine varies from …
4.5 - 8
… products are removed from the blood and eliminated from the body in urine.
Metabolic waste
The hormone … secreted by the pancreas converts stored … back into glucose that can be used as energy by the body.
Glucagon
Glycogen
The action of chewing by the teeth aides with … digestion through breaking down the food substances.
Mechanical
Glucose 40% is administered via the … route to ensure effective pharmacodynamic absorption
Buccal
The maximum dose for … is 20 grams
Glucose 40% Oral Gel
Glucagon should be administered via the … route in the antero-lateral aspect of the thigh or upper arm
Intramuscular
Blood glucose levels should remain between … mmol/L to maintain normal levels within a health patient.
3.5 - 8.0
Urea is a nitrogenous component of urine and it is a a byproduct of the breakdown of …
Amino acids
In the glomerular capillaries, the plasma is forced out and caught by the Bowman’s capsule in a process called …
Glomerular filtration
… is a hormone that induces the conversion of glycogen to … in the liver
Glucagon
Glucose
Plasma passes through into the Bowman’s capsule of the Renal Corpuscle, bringing along small molecule solutes, including wastes and toxins like urea and creatine as well as useful small molecule substances like glucose, amino acids and electrolytes. This captured plasma is now called … and is routed into the nephron
Filtrate
The … uses glucose as a fuel for large metabolic activity or puts the remaining glucose back into circulating blood
Liver
There are 5 main activities conducted by the gastrointestinal (GI) tract: “mechanical breakdown (chewing) and chemical breakdown by enzymes present in secretions produced by glands or accessory organs” describe the activity of …
Digestion
… has several actions one of which is to reverse allergic manifestations of acute anaphylaxis.
Epinephrine
The main role of the nephron is … to get the beneficial molecules (such as glucose, amino acids and electrolytes) back into our blood while leaving the wastes in the filtrate to be excreted as urine.
Selective reabsorption
The…has both exocrine and endocrine properties involved within the digestive systems.
Pancreas
There are 5 main activities conducted by the gastrointestinal (GI) tract: “eating, drinking & taking onboard food and drink” describes the activity of …
Ingestion
… should be administered over 2 minutes to avoid the side effects of the phosphate preservative causing stinging or burning sensation
Hydrocortisone
