This carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
100
This organ excretes enzymes, amylase, lipase, and protease to aide in digestion. It also escretes insulin to help metabolize glucose.
What is the pancreas?
100
Back-flow of gastric or duodenal contents into the esophagus is called...
What is gastroesophageal reflux?
100
A patient who is c/o right sided abdominal pain, worse on rebound.
What is appendicitis?
100
Increasing these two dietary factors can help prevent constipation.
What is fiber and fluids?
200
TWO PART QUESTION!
The common bile duct empties into this section of the GI system. Be specific.
What is bile's digestive function?
What is the duodenum?
What is fat emulsification?
200
What vitamin is commonly deficient in gastric patients?
What is vitamin B12?
200
Stools that are small, hard, and lumpy is a sign of...
What is constipation?
200
An instrument for viewing and photographing internal cavities of the body, and used for evaluating pathological conditions and performing minimally invasive surgery?
Endoscope
200
The function of NG tubes in bowel obstructions is to...
What is decompression and empty the bowel?
300
This is the outlet of the stomach.
What is pyloric sphincter?
300
Bile is produced in the...
What is liver?
300
A painless sore in the oral cavity that does not heal is a sign of...
What is oral cancer?
300
Examination of the abdoninal cavity with a laparocope, often including interventional procedures?
What is endoscopy?
300
Excessive vomiting or diarrhea can cause what kind of imbalance?
What is fluid and electrolytes?
400
The three parts of the large intestine. List them proximal to distal.
What are the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.
400
Gastric acid is also called...
What is Hydrochloric acid.
400
This bacteria is associated with peptic ulcer disease.
What is h. pylori?
400
The tube that decompresses the stomach, suctioning contents.
What is a Nasogastric (NG) tube?
400
Excessive use of stimulant laxatives can cause this.
What is dependency?
500
Peritoneum
What is membrane surounding the entire abdoninal cavity, consisting of the parietal layer (lining of abdoninal wall) and the visceral layer (covering each organ in the abdonmen)
500
Partially digested food that leaves the stomach is called...
What is chyme?
500
This condition causes ulcers of the mucosal lining of the intestine that often bleed
What is ulcerative colitis?
500
A bowel obstruction can be determined by these symptoms
What are absent bowel tones, distended abdomen, abdominal pain.
500
When the esophagus is anastomosed to the lower portion of the stomach.