Digestion
Digestion begins in the _____________.
What is the mouth?
The ___________ allows food from the esophagus into the stomach.
What is the Lower Esophageal Sphincter? Also called cardiac sphincter....
The _____________ guards entry to the duodenum within the stomach.
What is the Pyloric/Pylorus Sphincter?
________, _________, and _________ are the three sections of the small intestine.
What is : duodenum, jejunum, and ileum?
Describe a patient's diet prior to a barium enema.
What is: Low-residue diet several days before the test, clear liquids 24 hours before the test, and NPO for 8 hours before the test?
Most nutrient absorption occurs in the ____________.
What is the small intestine?
The __________ begin mechanical digestion to create more surface area for the chemical digestion regulated by enzymes.
What are teeth?
Within the stomach, there are three layers of smooth muscle in the stomach wall that achieves effecient mechanical digestion, and ingested food is changed to this thick liquid.
What is chyme?
The small intestine is approximately ______ft long.
What is 10 FT?
2 retest education items that you should teach your patients scheduling to have a colonoscopy?
What are:
1. Clear liquids evening before the test, fast for 6 hours, and restrict fluids 2 hours before the test.
2. Laxatives and enemas may given to clear the colon of feces evening prior to the exam. Doctors have different preferences.
3. The colonoscopy is used to detect colon cancer, polyps, foreign bodies, bleeding sites, infection, vascular abnormalities, and/or inflammation.
The only digestive enzyme in the saliva and functions in the mouth is ___________. It digests starch to maltose.
What is amylase?
This organ produces insulin.
What is the pancreas?
____________ are most readily digested by the stomach, followed by proteins and fats.
What are Carbohydrates?
Nausea and vomiting and abdominal distention can be indicative of _____________?
True or False: No further digestion takes place in the large intestine.
What is true?
The only digestive function of the _________ is the production of bile by the hepatocytes.
What is the liver?
List 3 functions of the 9 functions of the liver.
What are
1. Carb metabolism
2. Amino Acid Metabolism
3. Lipid Metabolism
4. Synthesis of Plasma Proteins
5. Phagocytosis by Kupffer cells
6. Formation of bilirubin
7. Storage of iron and copper, Vit ADKE, and Vit B12
8. Detoxification
9. Activation of Vit D
Give the location of the stomach.
What is in the left upper quadrant, to the left of the liver and in front of the spleen?
What is the order you assess the abdomen?
What is Inspect, Auscultate, and Percussion?
The majority of _________ is reabsorbed in the large intestine.
What is water?
The __________ stores bile until it is needed in the small intestine. It emulsifies fats in there.
What is the gallbladder?
Clotting factors produced by the _________ are prothrombin and fibrinogen.
What is the liver?
True or False: With normal aging, the gastric mucosa will atrophy and cause increased absorption of drugs.
What is false?
__________ is an x-ray examination of the espohagus, stomach, duodenum, and jejunum using an oral barium.
Normal aging can lead to decreased intestinal peristalsis that can lead to _____________.
What is constipation?