Anatomy
Enzymes
Physiology
Nursing Assessment
Diagnostics
100

Hard, bony prominences that assist the break down of food

What are teeth?

100

Secreted in oral mucosa and responsible for breaking down carbohydrates into small sugars.

What is salivary amylase?

100

The process of food going into the GI tract.

What is ingestion?

100

The process by which visually looking at the contour of the abdomen, irregularities, or scars.

What is inspection?

100

In the setting of infectious symptoms (fever, diarrhea, vomiting), the nurse may anticipate a _____may ordered to investigate bacterial sources.

What is a stool culture?

200

Flap that prevents food in the mouth from traveling into the respiratory tract

What is the uvula?

200

Gastric enzyme that assists with killing off pathogens before they move forward in the GI tract.

What is hydrochloric acid?

200

The process of which when food is broken down in the GI tract.

What is digestion?

200

Utilizing a stethoscope, the nurse engages in this action by moving it over the quadrants listening for bowel sounds.

What is auscultation?

200

A patient with bright red blood in the stool or dark, tarry stool may have_____ performed to rule out bleeding.

What is fecal occult sample?

300

Muscle responsible for assisting with the contractile forces of peristalsis, moving a bolus of food forward in the GI tract

What is the muscularis externa?

300

Secreted in the GI tract and facilitates protein breakdown

What is pepsin?

300

The process of when nutrients are pulled into the system for storage and usage.

What is absorption?

300

This is one of the last steps in GI nursing assessment by gently applying manual pressure in the four quartiles of the abdomen.

What is palpation?

300

This test is done to diagnose gastric ulcers

What is endoscopy?

400

Small pouch next to the liver that assists with storing and concentrating bile.

What is the gallbladder?

400

A pancreatic enzyme that assists the breakdown of fat into fatty acids.

What is lipase?

400

The break down of food particles, facilitated by the teeth.

What is mastication?

400

Location and quality of ____during the nursing assessment may give clues to the cause. 

What is pain?

400

This surveillance happens after age 50 and requires a prep where the bowels are appropriately evacuated to examine the colon for polyps or tumors.

What is colonoscopy?

500

S-shaped part of the colon that holds fecal content prior to defecation.

What is the sigmoid colon?

500

Trillions of bacteria that thrive in the gut and assist with metabolism and breakdown of food.

What is  Probiotic/ Microbiome?

500

This occurs when the parasympathetic neurons are activated in the spinal cord and assists with the elimination of stool.

What is defecation reflex?

500

This part of the assessment entails inquiring of the patient's eating habits, variation of foods, and fluids and food choices.

What is nutrition?

500

Helicobacter pylori, the bacteria that causes gastric ulcers, can be detected with this test. 

What is breath test?

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