GIT SA

Question 1

What is Digestion?

Answer 1

breaking down of food

Question 2

What is absorption?

Answer 2

when nurtients get into our system by crossing epitehlium in our small intestine

Question 3

What is Metbolism?

Answer 3

when the liver converts nutrients into energy.

Question 4

What is required for the absorption of carbohydrates, protein, and fats

Answer 4

we need pancreatic and brush border enzymes from the small intestines. fat additionally needs bile from liver. And a large SA of small intestine
nutrients absorbed then travels to the liver to be metabolsied.

Question 5

When will malabsorption occur?

Answer 5

• Reduction in SA of small intetsine
• pancreatic & brush border enzymes impairement
• Bile impariment

Question 6

How can Reduction in SA of SI occur (& brush border ezymes)?

Answer 6

Crohns disease, ulcers, some cancers, some food intolerances that cause atrophy of villi

Question 7

How can Pancreatic Enzymes be impaired?

Answer 7

chronic pancreatitis, kidney stones, tumours, & dehydrated sections

Question 8

How can Bile production be impaired?

Answer 8

liver failure, kidney stones, tumours, & dehydrated sections