NU 110 EXAM 3 |QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
What are the parts of the small intestine? Answer - 1. Duodenum
2. Jejunum
3. Ileum
What is the function of the Duodenum? Answer - It receives Chyme. It is
where your gallbladder dumps bile via bile ducts.
What is the importance of the small intestine? Answer - Site of nutrient
absorption.
What is the function of the Ileum Answer - It's an extension to make sure
whatever nutrients were not absorbed have somewhere to go.
What is the direction of the large intestine? Answer - Ascending colon,
transverse colon, Desecending colon, sigmoid colon, Rectum. Anus.
Where does digestion start? Answer - starts psychologically before food enters
the mouth
What is the enzyme that digests/breaks down glucose? Answer - Amylase
, What is the mechanical part of chewing? What is CN for chewing? CN for
swallowing? Answer - -Mastication
-CN#5 Trigeminal= chewing
-CN#9 Glossopharyngeal= swallowing
What structure is involved in swallowing after mastication? Answer -
Esophagus
What sphincter at the beginning of the stomach prevents us from having heart
burn(Dyspepsia)? Answer - -LES= lower esphageal sphincter or Cardiac
Sphincter.
When you swallow, what substance is released into the stomach to break down
food? Answer - Hydrochloric Acid (HCL acid)
What substance breaks down protein in the stomach? Answer - Pepsin
What is the mechanical part of the stomach? Answer - Churning
What is the name of the substance that the stomach makes from digestion?
Answer - Chyme passes through the pyloric sphincter and dups into the
duodenum
What are the 2 additional enzymes that the pancreas secretes? Answer - -
Lipase (fats)
-pepsidase (proteins) (sometimes called trypsin)
Lipase calls on what to help break down large amounts of fat? Answer -
Gallbladder for the secretion of bile helps break down large amounts of fat.
COMPLETE SOLUTION
What are the parts of the small intestine? Answer - 1. Duodenum
2. Jejunum
3. Ileum
What is the function of the Duodenum? Answer - It receives Chyme. It is
where your gallbladder dumps bile via bile ducts.
What is the importance of the small intestine? Answer - Site of nutrient
absorption.
What is the function of the Ileum Answer - It's an extension to make sure
whatever nutrients were not absorbed have somewhere to go.
What is the direction of the large intestine? Answer - Ascending colon,
transverse colon, Desecending colon, sigmoid colon, Rectum. Anus.
Where does digestion start? Answer - starts psychologically before food enters
the mouth
What is the enzyme that digests/breaks down glucose? Answer - Amylase
, What is the mechanical part of chewing? What is CN for chewing? CN for
swallowing? Answer - -Mastication
-CN#5 Trigeminal= chewing
-CN#9 Glossopharyngeal= swallowing
What structure is involved in swallowing after mastication? Answer -
Esophagus
What sphincter at the beginning of the stomach prevents us from having heart
burn(Dyspepsia)? Answer - -LES= lower esphageal sphincter or Cardiac
Sphincter.
When you swallow, what substance is released into the stomach to break down
food? Answer - Hydrochloric Acid (HCL acid)
What substance breaks down protein in the stomach? Answer - Pepsin
What is the mechanical part of the stomach? Answer - Churning
What is the name of the substance that the stomach makes from digestion?
Answer - Chyme passes through the pyloric sphincter and dups into the
duodenum
What are the 2 additional enzymes that the pancreas secretes? Answer - -
Lipase (fats)
-pepsidase (proteins) (sometimes called trypsin)
Lipase calls on what to help break down large amounts of fat? Answer -
Gallbladder for the secretion of bile helps break down large amounts of fat.
