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1
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_____ is the chemical breakdown of food into small organic fragments?

A

Digestion

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2
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What are the waves of muscular contractions that move along the length of the digestive tract called?

A

Peristalsis

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3
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Which nerve controls the stomach and initiates the production of gastric juice?

A

Vagus

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4
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Which condition is caused by abdominal organs sliding into the thoracic cavity through the esophageal hiatus?

A

Hiatal hernia

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5
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The_____ is the second segment of the small intestine and does the build of chemical digestion and nutrient absorption.

A

jejunum

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6
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_____ is esophageal laceration secondary to vomiting.

A

Mallory-Weiss Syndorme

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7
Q

The cystic duct leaves the liver and leads to the:

A

Gallbladder

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8
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Which of the following is a general function of the liver?

A

Metabolic regulation

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9
Q

Which is the most common cause of cirrhosis?

A

Chronic alcohol abuse

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10
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The liver receives about ____ present of cardiac output.

A

25%

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11
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What is the most common cause of chronic viral hepatitis in the United States?

A

Hepatitis C

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12
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Roughly half our daily vitamin _____ requirements are produced by internal bacteria

A

Vitamin K

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13
Q

Patients with hollow organs problems tend to have:

A

Diffuse abdominal pain

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14
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The renal tubule is responsible for:

A

Reabsorbing useful organic molecules. Secreting any waste products missed by the filtration process. reabsorbing water.

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15
Q

Filtration membranes allow the passage of:

A

Water, ions, and glucose.

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16
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In the proximal convoluted tubule, water moves out of the tubular fluid by what process?

A

Osmosis

17
Q

The ascending limb of the loop of Henle actively transports:

A

sodium

18
Q

The hormone erythropoietin and enzyme renin are secreted by the:

A

Juxtaglomerular apparatus

19
Q

Which is a metabolic wast production of the breakdown of amino acids?

A

Urea

20
Q

Which hormone, when at lower levels, decreases water permeability in the distal convoluted tubule and the collecting duct?

A

Antidiuretic hormone

21
Q

In _____, the functions of damaged kidneys are performed by a machine that facilitates diffusion between the patient’s blood and a carefully regulated fluid.

A

dialysis

22
Q

Which of the following is a major hormone involved in regulating kidney function?

A

Aldosterone, Angiotensin II, ADH

23
Q

Artial natriuretic peptide is released by _____ when blood volume and blood pressure are too high and opposes the actions of the renin-angiotensisn system.

A

Atrial cardiac muscle cells.

24
Q

Kidney stones consisting of _____are the most common

A

calcium salts

25
Q

the_____ and kidneys play key roles in maintaining the acid-base balance of body fluids.

A

lungs

26
Q

If extracellular fluids (ECF) become hypertonic, as compared to the intracellular fluid (ICF), water will move in which direction?

A

From the cells into the ECF

27
Q

In response to circulating aldosterone, the kidneys _____ sodium

A

reabsorb

28
Q

Severe acidosis can cause what effect on the body?

A

CNS deterioration/Weak Cardiac Contractions/Peripheral Vasodilation

29
Q

______ Occurs when alveolar ventilation is increased, resulting in excess elimination of CO2.

A

Respiratory Alkalosis

30
Q

The ______ buffer system depends on the ability of amino acids to respond to changes in pH by accepting or releasing hydrogen ions.

A

Protein

31
Q

How many lobes does the liver have

A

4

32
Q

Carbohydrate digestion begins in which part of the digestive tract

A

Mouth

33
Q

What is the portion of the small intestine attached to the pylorus

A

Duodeum

34
Q

Functions of the liver

A

Bile production
Metabolic regulation
Hematological

35
Q

Parietal cells secretes

A

Hydrochloric Acid

36
Q

The ascending loop of Henle actively transport

A

All Ions

37
Q

The renin-angiotensin, aldosterone mechanism in the body’s main mechanism by which of the following

A

Increasing blood pressure

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