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GI - Anatomy Flashcards

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What part of the mouth breaks down food?

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teeth

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What is secreted in response to food?

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saliva

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What enzyme is in saliva?

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amylase

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What does amylase do?

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breaks down food

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5
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Where does CHO digestion start?

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mouth

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6
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Where is a bolus formed?

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mouth

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Where in the mouth does the bolus go?

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propelled back to pharynx

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dysphasia

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  • when the bolus has a problem going back to pharynx
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9
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Who evaluates swallowing?

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speech therapy

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10
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Where is the esophagus located?

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between pharynx and stomach

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peristalsis

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Contracts and relaxes to move bolus from pharynx to stomach

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Cardiac/LES

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  • Sphincters
  • Located at the bottom of esophagus/top of stomach
  • Relaxes to allow food to pass to stomach
  • Constricts to prevent acidic stomach contents from flowing into esophagus
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Hiatal hernia

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Protrusion of the stomach through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm into the chest

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14
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How is a hiatal hernia treated?

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surgically or with medicine

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15
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Hiatal hernia - symptoms

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  • Heartburn, belching (eructation), discomfort (pain), dysphagia, reflux of stomach acid to esophagus
  • Symptoms similar to GERD
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GERD

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  • Reflux product from stomach to esophagus

- Excessive relaxation of LES

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17
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What are some long term side effects of GERD?

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cancer, destruction of esophagus, respiratory systems, asthma

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18
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GERD - symptoms

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heartburn (dyspepsia), backward flow into the throat of food (regurgitation), gas (flatulence), chronic cough, asthma and chest pain

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19
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Histamine2 Receptor Antagonist

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  • Role is to decrease amount of gastric acid

- treat GERD and hiatal hernia

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20
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Tagament

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Histamine2 Receptor Antagonist

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Proton Pump Inh.

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  • Role is to block gastric acid
  • Treat people that have issues with digestion of food
  • Made for people who don’t get better with Tagament or Zantac
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22
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What do you watch for in people that take proton pump inhibitors?

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anemia

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23
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Zantac

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Histamine2 Receptor Antagonist

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24
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Pepcid

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Histamine2 Receptor Antagonist

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25
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Axid

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Histamine2 Receptor Antagonist

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26
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Nexium

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Proton Pump Inh.

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27
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Prilosec

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Proton Pump Inh.

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28
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Prevacid

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Proton Pump Inh.

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29
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Aciphex

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Proton Pump Inh.

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30
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Protonix

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Proton Pump Inh.

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31
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Proton Pump Inh. - drug names

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Nexium, Prilosec, Prevacid, Aciphex, Protonix

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32
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Histamine2 Receptor Antagonist - drug names

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Tagament, Zantac, Pepcid, Axid

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33
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Carafate

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  • Repair something that is in existence
  • Work at the site such as active ulcer or go to stomach, protect and coat it
  • People do not experience pain when they eat
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34
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Cytotec

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  • Start on someone who is going to have meds that will upset stomach
  • Protectant, doesn’t do anything for someone that has an actual problem
  • Use this about a week before starting meds that may cause upset stomach
35
Q

What is the unintended use of cytotec?

A

correct male infertility

36
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Where does bolus turn to chime?

A

stomach

37
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chyme

A

bolus is mixed with gastric secretions and turns to liquid

38
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Where does protein digestion start?

A

stomach

39
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Where does CHO digestion end?

A

stomach

40
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Where is cardiac valve located?

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top of stomach

41
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Where is pyloric valve located?

A

bottom of stomach

42
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Where are parietal and chief cells located?

A

stomach

43
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What do parietal cells secrete?

A

HCl and intrinsic factor

44
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Where does intrinsic factor go?

A

small intestine to absorb B12

45
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Pernicious anemia

A

malabsorption of B12, may lead to gastric cancer

46
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What do chief cells secrete?

A

Pepsinogen

47
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Pepsinogen

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  • Precursor to pepsin (digestive enzyme)

- Responsible to start protein digestion and end carb digestion

48
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What is the purpose of stomach mucus?

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  • so the stomach doesn’t digest itself

- protection

49
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Pyloric stenosis

A
  • pyloric valve not able to open

- 2 to 3 week old infants

50
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How is pyloric stenosis diagnosed?

A

Dr feels for olive-like mass on stomach which is indicative of pyloric stenosis

51
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How is pyloric stenosis treated?

A

surgery

52
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What are the symptoms of pyloric stenosis?

A

Vomit (projectile), dehydration, weight loss, decreased urinary output

53
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What connects the stomach to the large intestine?

A

small intestine

54
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What is the function of the small intestine?

A

responsible for movement, absorption and digestion of food (chyme)

55
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What are the 3 segments of the small intestine?

A

duodenum, jejunum and ileum

56
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duodenum

A

calcium and iron absorption, neutralize acid, largest number of ulcers happen here

57
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jejunum

A

absorption of fat, proteins and carbs

58
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Ileum

A

absorbs b12 and bile salt

59
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What diseases will incur nutritional losss?

A

Chron’s, ulcer colitis

60
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What is sent to from the small intestine to the gall bladder that causes horrible pain?

A

CCK

61
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What is the function of the large intestine?

A

movement, absorption and elimination

62
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What happens to the reabsorbed water/electrolytes?

A

put into vascular system

63
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What happens to make stool more solid?

A

water and electrolytes are reabsorbed in large intestines

64
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How is ostomy placement decided?

A

place of injury

65
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Segments of large intestines

A

cecum, ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid, rectum and anus

66
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Where is stool liquid?

A

ascending large intestine; don’t want colostomy here

67
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where is stool semi-fluid to semi-mushy?

A

transverse large intestine

68
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where is stool formed?

A

descending large intestine; want colostomy here

69
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Where can you train ostomy?

A

descending large intestine; exception rather than rule

70
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Where is a continent ostomy located?

A

descending large intestine; may still have to wear a bag

71
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What does the salivary glands produce?

A

saliva

72
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What enzyme is present in saliva?

A

amylase

73
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What does amylase break down?

A

CHO

74
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What does the liver produce and secrete?

A

bile

75
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Why do we need bile?

A

digests fat

76
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Where is bile sent to the gallbladder?

A

storage and concentration

77
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Where are Kupffer cells located?

A

liver

78
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What do Kupffer cells do?

A

eat bacteria and anemic RBC

79
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What does the liver metabolize?

A

proteins considered vital for human survival

80
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What does the liver store and release?

A

glycogen for metabolism of CHO

81
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What does the gallbladder do with bile?

A

Collects, concentrates and stores bile from liver

82
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Does the pancreas have an exocrine or endocrine function in the GI system?

A

Exocrine - secrete digestive enzymes

83
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What digestive enzyme does the pancreas excrete?

A

amylase, trypsin, chymotrypsin and lipase

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