Module 4 GI System

Question 1

The hepatic artery carries _______________ blood to the ______________

Answer 1

oxygenated, liver

Question 2

The portal vein carries partially ______________ blood from the ___________ to the _______

Answer 2

deoxygenated
stomach, pancreas, spleen, small and large intestine
liver

Question 3

The gallbladder stores _______ produced by the ____________

Answer 3

bile
liver

Question 4

What is an incomplete formation of the esophagus?

Answer 4

Esophageal artresia

Question 5

What is narrowing and obstruction of the pyloric sphincter in infants?

Answer 5

Pyloric stenosis

Question 6

clinical manifestations of pyloric stenosis

Answer 6

vomiting, regurgitation, persistent hunger

Question 7

What is dysphagia?

Answer 7

difficulty swallowing

Question 8

medical term for vomiting

Answer 8

emesis

Question 9

prolonged vomiting can lead to which acid base imbalance

Answer 9

metabolic alkalosis

Question 10

prolonged diarrhea can lead to which acid base imbalance

Answer 10

metabolic acidosis

Question 11

medical term for blood in the vomit

Answer 11

hematemesis

Question 12

blood in the vomit usually has a coffee grounds appearance and usually indicates bleeding in the _____________

Answer 12

upper GI tract

Question 13

yellow or green vomitus usually indicates the presence of __________ and is usually seen with an obstruction

Answer 13

bile

Question 14

What causes a hiatal hernia?

Answer 14

weakening of the diaphragm muscle resulting from increased pressure like coughing, vomiting, straining to defecate, pregnancy, pbesity

Question 15

what is GERD?

Answer 15

a condition where chyme periodicallybacks up from the stomach into esophagus, gastric backflow occurs because the LES relaxes abnormally or weakens

Question 16

manifestations of GERD

Answer 16

heartburn
epigastric pain
dysphagia
odynophagia
nausea
dry cough, laryngitis, regurgitation

Question 17

what is the inflammation of the lining of the mucosa of the stomach known as

Answer 17

gastritis

Question 18

what is the inflammation of the stomach and intestines known as

Answer 18

gastroenteritis

Question 19

most common cause of chronic gastritis

Answer 19

H. Pylori

Question 20

most common cause of peptic ulcer disease

Answer 20

NSAID use
H. Pylori infections

Question 21

duodenal ulcers usually present with _____________ pain that is relieved by eating

Answer 21

epigastric pain

Question 22

gastric ulcers are usually associated with malignancy and pain that worsens with _____________

Answer 22

eating

Question 23

when do people with duodenal ulcers typically have pain?

Answer 23

mid morning and arouses at night

Question 24

what is the term for hidden blood?

Answer 24

occult blood

Question 25

stress ulcers usually present with _____________

Answer 25

hemorrhage

Question 26

what is another term for cholelithiasis?

Answer 26

gallstones

Question 27

what is cholecystitis?

Answer 27

stones forming inside the gallbladder

Question 28

what is hepatitis?

Answer 28

inflammation of the liver

Question 29

nonviral hepatitis is usually ____________

Answer 29

not contagions