OMS Ostomy Management Specialist
Certification Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Alimentary canal - CORRECT ANSWER - begins in the mouth and ends in the anus
Accessory organs - CORRECT ANSWER - organs that function to assist with the
digestive process are the salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas
Four layers of the GI tract - CORRECT ANSWER - mucosa, submucosa, muscle, serosa
Which nervous system controls the alimentary canal - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic
nervous system
Which nervous system causes increase in digestive activity - CORRECT ANSWER -
parasympathetic nervous system
What does the sympathetic nervous system control - CORRECT ANSWER - sphincter
muscles and movement within the alimentary canal. This also assists with an inhibitory effect
that provides the ability to remain continent by sphincter control
Sphincter at end of esophagus to stomach - CORRECT ANSWER - LES- Lower
esophageal sphincter
Four regions of the stomach - CORRECT ANSWER - Cardia, fundus, body, and pyloric
Sphincter from stomach to small intestine - CORRECT ANSWER - pyloric sphincter
First section past esophagus in stomach - CORRECT ANSWER - Cardia
,Area in stomach where food is stored temporarily - CORRECT ANSWER - Fundus
The main region in the stomach - CORRECT ANSWER - The body
The area of stomach with large muscle that controls emptying into small intestine - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pyloric region
What cells secrete pepsinogen? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chief cells of the stomach
What cells secrete hydrochloric acid in stomach? - CORRECT ANSWER - Parietal cells
What mixes to form Pepsin in the stomach? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pepsinogen and
hydrochloric acid
How much gastic fluid is produced by the stomach daily? - CORRECT ANSWER - 2-3L
Measurements of small intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - 18-20 feet, 2.5 cm in diameter
Majority of what occurs in small intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemical digestion,
nutrient absorption
sections of small intestine - CORRECT ANSWER - duodenum, jejunum, ileum
What increases surface area of small intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Intestinal villi
What is the purpose of intestinal villi? - CORRECT ANSWER - increasing surface area to
absorb more nutrients
,The shortest section of the small intestine. - CORRECT ANSWER - duodenum
The longest section of the small intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Ileum
Section of small intestine with only receptors for Vit B12 and bile salts - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ileum
Junction from small intestine and large intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Ileocecal valve
Two movements of the small intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Mixing and propulsive
movement
Mixing movement of small intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Churns food but also
slightly propels it
Propulsive movements - CORRECT ANSWER - Primary push of the food through the
alimentary canal towards the anus but also spreads it out for allowing the digestive enzymes to
mix with it
Mixing movements - CORRECT ANSWER - Also known as the segmental contractions
Mixing movements main function - CORRECT ANSWER - To churn the chyme with
intestinal enzymes and mechanically break down some particles
Segmental contractions do what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Enhance the amount of time
the chyme is exposed to the villi for absorption
Peristaltic waves - CORRECT ANSWER - Wave-like motions with a movement from the
upper to the lower GI system
, Large intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - AKA colon; begins at ileocecal valve and ends
at anus
measurements of the large intestine - CORRECT ANSWER - Colon is 5-6 ft in length,
2.5-5.5 cm in diameter, largest at the cecum
Functions of the large intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Fecal material formation, fluid
absorption
What makes up fecal waste - CORRECT ANSWER - Bile pigment, mucus, undigested
fats, cellulose, protein, desquamated cells, electrolytes, water, undigested foods
What exists in the colon and not in the small intestine and is responsible for odor of fecal
materials - CORRECT ANSWER - bacteria
sections of large intestine in order - CORRECT ANSWER - cecum, ascending colon,
transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum
What makes up gas in body - CORRECT ANSWER - Swallowed air and bacteria in colon
Types of movement of large intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Peristaltic movement,
segmental movement, and mass movement
Peristaltic movement - CORRECT ANSWER - Pushes the fecal material through the colon
Segmental movements - CORRECT ANSWER - Provides continuous motion that allows
for continuous absorption of water and electrolytes
Certification Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Alimentary canal - CORRECT ANSWER - begins in the mouth and ends in the anus
Accessory organs - CORRECT ANSWER - organs that function to assist with the
digestive process are the salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas
Four layers of the GI tract - CORRECT ANSWER - mucosa, submucosa, muscle, serosa
Which nervous system controls the alimentary canal - CORRECT ANSWER - Autonomic
nervous system
Which nervous system causes increase in digestive activity - CORRECT ANSWER -
parasympathetic nervous system
What does the sympathetic nervous system control - CORRECT ANSWER - sphincter
muscles and movement within the alimentary canal. This also assists with an inhibitory effect
that provides the ability to remain continent by sphincter control
Sphincter at end of esophagus to stomach - CORRECT ANSWER - LES- Lower
esophageal sphincter
Four regions of the stomach - CORRECT ANSWER - Cardia, fundus, body, and pyloric
Sphincter from stomach to small intestine - CORRECT ANSWER - pyloric sphincter
First section past esophagus in stomach - CORRECT ANSWER - Cardia
,Area in stomach where food is stored temporarily - CORRECT ANSWER - Fundus
The main region in the stomach - CORRECT ANSWER - The body
The area of stomach with large muscle that controls emptying into small intestine - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pyloric region
What cells secrete pepsinogen? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chief cells of the stomach
What cells secrete hydrochloric acid in stomach? - CORRECT ANSWER - Parietal cells
What mixes to form Pepsin in the stomach? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pepsinogen and
hydrochloric acid
How much gastic fluid is produced by the stomach daily? - CORRECT ANSWER - 2-3L
Measurements of small intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - 18-20 feet, 2.5 cm in diameter
Majority of what occurs in small intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemical digestion,
nutrient absorption
sections of small intestine - CORRECT ANSWER - duodenum, jejunum, ileum
What increases surface area of small intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Intestinal villi
What is the purpose of intestinal villi? - CORRECT ANSWER - increasing surface area to
absorb more nutrients
,The shortest section of the small intestine. - CORRECT ANSWER - duodenum
The longest section of the small intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Ileum
Section of small intestine with only receptors for Vit B12 and bile salts - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ileum
Junction from small intestine and large intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Ileocecal valve
Two movements of the small intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Mixing and propulsive
movement
Mixing movement of small intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Churns food but also
slightly propels it
Propulsive movements - CORRECT ANSWER - Primary push of the food through the
alimentary canal towards the anus but also spreads it out for allowing the digestive enzymes to
mix with it
Mixing movements - CORRECT ANSWER - Also known as the segmental contractions
Mixing movements main function - CORRECT ANSWER - To churn the chyme with
intestinal enzymes and mechanically break down some particles
Segmental contractions do what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Enhance the amount of time
the chyme is exposed to the villi for absorption
Peristaltic waves - CORRECT ANSWER - Wave-like motions with a movement from the
upper to the lower GI system
, Large intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - AKA colon; begins at ileocecal valve and ends
at anus
measurements of the large intestine - CORRECT ANSWER - Colon is 5-6 ft in length,
2.5-5.5 cm in diameter, largest at the cecum
Functions of the large intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Fecal material formation, fluid
absorption
What makes up fecal waste - CORRECT ANSWER - Bile pigment, mucus, undigested
fats, cellulose, protein, desquamated cells, electrolytes, water, undigested foods
What exists in the colon and not in the small intestine and is responsible for odor of fecal
materials - CORRECT ANSWER - bacteria
sections of large intestine in order - CORRECT ANSWER - cecum, ascending colon,
transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum
What makes up gas in body - CORRECT ANSWER - Swallowed air and bacteria in colon
Types of movement of large intestines - CORRECT ANSWER - Peristaltic movement,
segmental movement, and mass movement
Peristaltic movement - CORRECT ANSWER - Pushes the fecal material through the colon
Segmental movements - CORRECT ANSWER - Provides continuous motion that allows
for continuous absorption of water and electrolytes
