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Week 10 - Digestive tract Flashcards

1
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Enter

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Small Intestine (enteric coated)

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2
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Gastr

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Stomach

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3
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Odont, dent

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Tooth

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Hepat

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Liver

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5
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Col

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Large Intestine

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6
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Lingu

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Tongue (sublingual)

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Chol

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Bile, gall (gallbladder, cholecystectomy)

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8
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Emesis

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VOmit

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9
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Po

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By mouth (per os)

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10
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Pr

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By rectum

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What are some relevant nursing actions related to the digestive tract?

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  • Oral hygiene (e.g. teeth & dentures)
  • Oral medication administration
  • Blood glucose measurement
  • Insertion and care of nasogastric tube
  • Care of PEG tube
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12
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List 3 locations where food is mechanically broken down and what the mechanical process is called?

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  1. Oral Cavity (Mastication)
  2. Stomach (Churning)
  3. Small Intestine (Segmentation)
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13
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What do you observe when the matrix is both mechanically and chemically digested?

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Only liquid when mechanically and chemically digested.

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What do you observe when the matrix is only mechanically treated?

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Solid

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15
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List from proximal to distal the three regions of the small intestine

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  1. Duodenum
  2. Jejunum
  3. Ileum
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16
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What separates nasal cavity from oral cavity?

16
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List 4 locations in the human body that digestive enzymes are produced

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  1. Oral Cavity
  2. Stomach
  3. Pancreas
  4. Jejunum (microvilli brush border)
17
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What organ does protein digestion begin?

18
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What controls entry of stomach contents into duodenum?

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Pyloric Sphincter

19
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What is the storage site for bile called?

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Gallbladder

19
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What is the main source of digestive enzymes?

20
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What is the finger-like projections of jejunum mucosa called?

20
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What receives pancreatic juice and bile?

21
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What is the major organ responsible for absorption of nutrients?

22
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What is the lymphatic tissue in the small intestine called?

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Peyer’s Patches

23
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Where is the final water absorption and faeces formation?

24
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What is the blind sac hanging from initial part of colon?

25
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What delivers absorbed nutrients from the intestines to the liver?

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Hepatic Portal Vein

26
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A medication that is administered via the mouth is usually designed to be absorbed into the body (via blood or lymph) through which organ?

27
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List the structural features of Jejunum that make it optimal site for nutrient and medication absorption

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  1. Vascular
  2. Muscular
  3. Large surface area
28
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What factors could influence the movement of a medication from the stomach to the jejunum?

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  1. Food in stomach such as the type of food.
  2. Other medications
  3. Diarrhoea and constipation
29
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List some roles of the microbiota in your colon

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  1. Helps digest food
  2. Produces vitamins
  3. Produces ATP, hormones, neurotransmitters ans anti-inflammatory chemicals
  4. Immunity
30
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Identify the option that contains all whole plants

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  • Turmeric
  • Walnut halves
  • Broccoli
  • Cinnamon
  • Sesame seeds
  • Barley
  • Legumes
  • Apple
31
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Identify the least processed form of oats

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Steel-cut (coarsely chopped whole grains)

32
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What food includes all legumes (pulses when dried)

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  • Kidney beans
  • Chickpeas
  • Soy products
  • Peanuts
  • Lentils
33
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Identify the choice of fruit that lacks dietary fibre, contains a high amount of fructose and causes dental erosion (acidity)

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Orange juice

34
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What is the recommended carbohydrate to fibre ratio?

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