GI aging Flashcards
Which of the following explains the lack of disinterest of the elderly in food?
a. Increase in bitter receptors in the tongue
b. Over-enhancement of taste sensations
c. Increased esophageal emptying
d. Decreased salivary production
D
Which of the following is unperturbed with the process of aging
a. Esophageal dilation
b. Esophageal contraction
c. Lower esophageal pressure
d. Upper esophageal pressure
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What is the mechanism responsible for early satiety in the elderly?
a. Decreased resistance of the gastric mucosa due to damage
b. Increased numbers of parietal cells
c. Decreased salivary production
d. Slower gastric emptying time
D
Which segment of the GIT is least affected by aging?
a. Esophagous
b. Stomach
c. Small intestines
d. Large intestines
C
Osteopenia and bone loss in the elderly are related to changes in which segment of the GIT?
a. Esophagus
b. Stomach
c. Small intestines
d. Large intestines
C
Diverticulum is a consequence of the age-related changes of which structures in the large intestines?
a. Haustra
b. Mucosal layer
c. Muscular layer
d. Vasculature
C
The brown colour of the liver of the elderly is due to the long-term deposition of which molecule?
a. Alcohol dehydrogenase
b. Hepcidin
c. Iron
d. Lipofuscin
D
Which of the following is mostly like to decline below normal levels with aging.
a. Albumin
b. Alkaline phosphatase
c. Clotting factors
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Which hepatic phase reactions decrease linearly with age?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
a
Which of the following is true regarding significant age-related changes of the life
a. Weight increases
b. Blood flow increases
c. Drug elimination decreased
d. Regeneration is impaired
c
An increase in the likelihood for gallstones in the elderly may be due to an increase in which of the following?
a. Blood flow
b. Bile acid synthesis
c. Cholesterol secretion
d. Hepatobiliary transport
c
What may increase the risk of elderly patients who has diarrhea?
a. Non-compliance with medication
b. Avoidance of food
c. Achlorhydria
d. calcium
c
What is the most common complaint in the elderly?
a. Constipitation
b. Fecal impaction
c. Incontinenece
d. Diarrhea
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Which of the following decreases due to age-related changes to the small intestines
a. Absorption
b. Motility
c. Transit time
d. Villus height
d
Which of the following decreases due to age-related changes in the GIT?
a. Diameter of the pancreatic duct
b. Fat absorption
c. Lipase
d. Fibrosis
d
