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NURS 5315: EXAM 5 CONCEPT AND
CLINICAL CONDITION (GI SYSTEM)
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, and Dodenum are all part of the Upper or Lower GI
System? - correct-answer - Upper GI System
The Small Intestine, Large Intestines, and Colon are all part of the Upper or Lower
GI system? - correct-answer - Lower GI System
What is the Biochemical breakdown of food called? - correct-answer - Digestion
Transferring small units, with water electrolytes, vitamins, from GI lumen into the
blood and lymph refers to ____. - correct-answer - Absorption
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When the muscles in the GI tract contact, this refers to ____. - correct-answer -
Motility
What is the process that involves the release of water, mucus, and electrolytes
such as hydrochloric acid (HCL) in the stomach? - correct-answer - Secretion
Which stimulates bone formation, GIP or GLP1? - correct-answer - Gastric
inhibitory protein (GIP)
Which incretin hormone increases fat accumulation? Gastric inhibitory peptide
(GIP) or Glucagon like peptide 1 (GLP)? - correct-answer - Gastric inhibitory
peptide (GIP)
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Which incretin hormone increases Cardioprotection and Cardiac Output? Gastric
inhibitory peptide (GIP) or Glucagon like peptide 1 (GLP)? - correct-answer -
Glucagon like peptide 1 (GLP)
Gastric inhibitory peptide (GIP) and Glucagon like peptide 1 (GLP) do most of the
same things in the pancreas EXCEPT? - correct-answer - Gastric inhibitory peptide
(GIP) increases Glucagon
Glucagon like peptide 1 (GLP) decreases Glucagon
In Gastrointestinal blood flow, the Celiac Artery, Superior Mesenteric Artery and
Inferior Mesenteric Artery all stem from what part of the Heart? - correct-answer
- Aorta
What (4) organs do the Celiac artery feed oxygenated blood to? - correct-answer -
Liver
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Stomach
Spleen
Pancreas
What (3) organs do the Superior Mesenteric artery feed oxygenated blood to? -
correct-answer - Pancreas
Small intestine
Large intestine
What two arteries give blood to the Colon? - correct-answer - Superior and
inferior Mesenteric Artery
Blood flows through the gut to the hepatic circulation through which vein? -
correct-answer - Hepatic Portal Vein
NURS 5315: EXAM 5 CONCEPT AND
CLINICAL CONDITION (GI SYSTEM)
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, and Dodenum are all part of the Upper or Lower GI
System? - correct-answer - Upper GI System
The Small Intestine, Large Intestines, and Colon are all part of the Upper or Lower
GI system? - correct-answer - Lower GI System
What is the Biochemical breakdown of food called? - correct-answer - Digestion
Transferring small units, with water electrolytes, vitamins, from GI lumen into the
blood and lymph refers to ____. - correct-answer - Absorption
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When the muscles in the GI tract contact, this refers to ____. - correct-answer -
Motility
What is the process that involves the release of water, mucus, and electrolytes
such as hydrochloric acid (HCL) in the stomach? - correct-answer - Secretion
Which stimulates bone formation, GIP or GLP1? - correct-answer - Gastric
inhibitory protein (GIP)
Which incretin hormone increases fat accumulation? Gastric inhibitory peptide
(GIP) or Glucagon like peptide 1 (GLP)? - correct-answer - Gastric inhibitory
peptide (GIP)
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Which incretin hormone increases Cardioprotection and Cardiac Output? Gastric
inhibitory peptide (GIP) or Glucagon like peptide 1 (GLP)? - correct-answer -
Glucagon like peptide 1 (GLP)
Gastric inhibitory peptide (GIP) and Glucagon like peptide 1 (GLP) do most of the
same things in the pancreas EXCEPT? - correct-answer - Gastric inhibitory peptide
(GIP) increases Glucagon
Glucagon like peptide 1 (GLP) decreases Glucagon
In Gastrointestinal blood flow, the Celiac Artery, Superior Mesenteric Artery and
Inferior Mesenteric Artery all stem from what part of the Heart? - correct-answer
- Aorta
What (4) organs do the Celiac artery feed oxygenated blood to? - correct-answer -
Liver
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Stomach
Spleen
Pancreas
What (3) organs do the Superior Mesenteric artery feed oxygenated blood to? -
correct-answer - Pancreas
Small intestine
Large intestine
What two arteries give blood to the Colon? - correct-answer - Superior and
inferior Mesenteric Artery
Blood flows through the gut to the hepatic circulation through which vein? -
correct-answer - Hepatic Portal Vein
