NURS 2536: Week 3 | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers

NURS 2536: Week 3 | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers

Question:
Digestion

Answer:
- Mechanical, chemical, and enzymatic process by which ingested food is converted into
simple soluble substances suitable for assimilation into cells of the body for production
of energy and synthesis of tissues


Question:
Digestive or Gastrointestinal System

Answer:
- Oropharynx
- Alimentary Tract
- Pancreaticobiliary tract


Question:
Oropharynx

Answer:
- Mouth
- Salivary glands
- Pharynx


Question:
Alimentary Tract

Answer:
- Esophagus
- Stomach
- Small and Large intestines
- Anus


Question:
Pancreaticobiliary tract

, Answer:
- Liver
- Bile ducts
- Gallbladder
- Pancreas


Question:
Digestion

Answer:
- Partially, the process that the stomach and GI system does to help with absorption
- Includes everything from the moment somebody eats something to the time that it is
excreted
- Includes these chemical and enzymatic processes


Question:
Gastrointestinal tract

Answer:
Tunnel going through body (mouth to anus)
GI wall absorbs food nutrients


Question:
Digestion: absorption

Answer:
Nutrients to be absorbed
- Primarily absorbed in the small intestine, duodenum


Question:
GI wall

Answer:
- Mucosa (innermost)
- Submucosa (middle)
- Muscularis propria
- Serosa (outer)

,Question:
Submucosa (middle)

Answer:
- Provides structural support to mucosa


Question:
Muscularis propria (notes)

Answer:
- How nutrients are absorbed and carried to the liver


Question:
Muscularis propria

Answer:
- Contracts rhythmically for bowel movement
- Lymphatic and Vascular Channels


Question:
Muscularis propria: Lymphatic and Vascular Channels

Answer:
- Carry nutrients to liver
- Bring oxygen and nutrients to the mucosa


Question:
Serosa

Answer:
- Outer surface, thin smooth muscle


Question:
Mucosa components

Answer:
- Epithelium
- Lamina propria
- Muscularis mucosae

, Question:
Bacteria in GI Tract digest

Answer:
- digest certain carbohydrates


Question:
bacteria in GI tract produce

Answer:
produce folate and Vit K


Question:
Bacteria in GI tract influence

Answer:
influence function of intestinal epithelial cells


Question:
Bacteria in GI tract development

Answer:
- GI immune system development
- metabolize certain drugs


Question:
Most Common and Serious Problems - Upper GI

Answer:
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Esophagitis & Gastritis
- Peptic Ulcers


Question:
Most Common and Serious Problems - Lower GI

Answer: