DPTR 7316 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY:
EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIES ANSWERS GRADED A+
100% PASS
GI system
take in foodstuffs to allow absorption of nutrients, electrolytes & water
GI function
- digestion
- elimination of microorganisms
- elimination (of other wastes)
2 portions of GI system
upper GI tract
lower GI tract
upper GI tractaids in ingestion & digestion of food
- mouth
- esophagus
- stomach
- duodenum
,lower GI tract
small
large intestines
small intestine
accomplishes digestion & absorption of nutrients
large intestine
absorbs water & electrolytes
storing waste products of digestion until elimination
signs and symptoms of GI disease
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Anorexia
, - Constipation
- Achalasia
- Heartburn
- Dysphagia
- Abdo pain
- GI bleeding
- Hematemesis
- Melena
- Hematochezia
- Fecal incontinence
constitutional symptoms =systemic system
- Nausea
EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIES ANSWERS GRADED A+
100% PASS
GI system
take in foodstuffs to allow absorption of nutrients, electrolytes & water
GI function
- digestion
- elimination of microorganisms
- elimination (of other wastes)
2 portions of GI system
upper GI tract
lower GI tract
upper GI tractaids in ingestion & digestion of food
- mouth
- esophagus
- stomach
- duodenum
,lower GI tract
small
large intestines
small intestine
accomplishes digestion & absorption of nutrients
large intestine
absorbs water & electrolytes
storing waste products of digestion until elimination
signs and symptoms of GI disease
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Anorexia
, - Constipation
- Achalasia
- Heartburn
- Dysphagia
- Abdo pain
- GI bleeding
- Hematemesis
- Melena
- Hematochezia
- Fecal incontinence
constitutional symptoms =systemic system
- Nausea