Ch 32 Digestive System Flashcards
Food is converted into what? For what reason?
Sugar. Energy
Correct order of phases in digestion?
Ingestion —> digestion —> absorption —> elimination (execration)
Appendicitis is? How do you fix this?
Inflammation of the appendix. Surgical removal.
Barium
GI test where PT swallows drink with dye( barium) so things are visible in an ex ray.
Colonoscopy
Needed every 10 years after age of 50. Visual examination of the colon.
Name of structure that serves as a collection area for the remains of digestion?
Rectum
What food is digested first? Last?
Carbohydrates.
Last is protein.
Cuspids
Also called canines. Used to tear and puncture food.
What type of stool does a PT with IBS/spastic colon usually have?
Alternating from constipation to diarrhea. Stools often small and contains mucus.
Anal fissure
Cracks or tear in the lining of the anus due to constipation.
Constipation
Sluggish bowl action
Diverticulosis
Bolding pouches in GI tract that causes inflammation and abdominal pain.
How do you get the hepatitis vaccine?
3 shots over a 6 month period.
Hepatitis
Inflammation of the liver.
What’s the function of the liver?
PRODUCE BYLE/ secretes BYLE
Process proteins, filters toxins, helps w/ blood clot formation
Diarrhea
Repeated passage of uniformed waste. Loose stool.
What’s a hernia? How does it happen?
Protrusion of muscle/internal organ through tissue.
Pancreatitis
Inflammation of pancreas.
Toxemia
Poisons or toxins in the blood.
Truss
Device used to treat a hernia
Polyp
Overgrowth of tissue in GI tract, Inside large intestine.
Hemorrhoid… Treatment?
Dilated veins in anal canal. Treated with ointment.
Preicteric
Condition Before jaundice
Pruritus ani
Itching surrounding the anus.
What’s the main artery of the liver?
Hepatic artery
Main organs of digestive system?
Pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine.
Bolus
Combination of mashed food substances and saliva.
Function of papillae on the tongue?
Taste buds
How many salivary glands do we have and what’s there function?
- Break down food into sugar
Composition of saliva
Water, potassium and sodium ion
What’s the upper GI series? How do you evaluate upper GI tract?
Mouth, esophagus and stomach. Ingesting barium fluid to view an x ray
What is gastroenteritis? What’s the s&s?
Inflammation of stomach and small intestine. Diarrhea and vomiting.
What raw materials are needed for a healthy body? What are there functions?
Carbs- provide energy
Fats- provide secondary energy
Protiens- build and repair cells/ tissue
