NURS 5315 Exam 5 GI System Study Guide: Questions & Answers 2026/27

NURS 5315 Exam 5 Concept And Clinical
Condition (GI System) With 100%
Correct And Verified Answers 2025
Mouth,iEsophagus,iStomach,iandiDodenumiareiallipa
rtiofitheiUpperioriLoweriGIiSystem?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
UpperiGIiSystem

TheiSmalliIntestine,iLargeiIntestines,iandiColoniareia
llipartiofitheiUpperioriLoweriGIisystem?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-LoweriGIiSystem



WhatiisitheiBiochemicalibreakdowniofifoodicalled?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-Digestion



Transferringismalliunits,iwithiwaterielectrolytes,ivita
mins,ifromiGIilumeniintoitheibloodiandilymphirefersit
oi____.i-iCorrectiAnswer-Absorption

WhenitheimusclesiinitheiGIitracticontact,ithisirefersit
oi____.i-iCorrectiAnswer-Motility

Whatiisitheiprocessithatiinvolvesitheireleaseiofiwater,i
mucus,iandielectrolytesisuchiasihydrochloriciacidi(H
CL)iinitheistomach?i-iCorrectiAnswer-Secretion

Whichistimulatesiboneiformation,iGIPioriGLP1?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-Gastriciinhibitoryiproteini(GIP)



Whichiincretinihormoneiincreasesifatiaccumulation?
iGastriciinhibitoryipeptidei(GIP)ioriGlucagonilikeipep

tidei1i(GLP)?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Gastriciinhibitoryipeptidei(GIP)

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,WhichiincretinihormoneiincreasesiCardioprotectioni
andiCardiaciOutput?
iGastriciinhibitoryipeptidei(GIP)ioriGlucagonilikeipep

tidei1i(GLP)?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Glucagonilikeipeptidei1i(GLP)

Gastriciinhibitoryipeptidei(GIP)iandiGlucagonilikeipe
ptidei1i(GLP)idoimostiofitheisameithingsiinitheipancr
easiEXCEPT?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Gastriciinhibitoryipeptidei(GIP)iincreasesiGlucagoni

Glucagonilikeipeptidei1i(GLP)idecreasesiGlucagon

IniGastrointestinalibloodiflow,itheiCeliaciArtery,iSupe
rioriMesentericiArteryiandiInferioriMesentericiArter
yiallistemifromiwhatipartiofitheiHeart?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-Aorta



Whati(4)iorgansidoitheiCeliaciarteryifeedioxygenatedi
bloodito?i-iCorrectiAnswer-Liveri
Stomach
Spleen
Pancreas

Whati(3)iorgansidoitheiSuperioriMesentericiarteryife
edioxygenatedibloodito?i-iCorrectiAnswer-Pancreasi
Smalliintestinei
Largeiintestine

WhatitwoiarteriesigiveiblooditoitheiColon?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-

SuperioriandiinferioriMesentericiArtery



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, Bloodiflowsithroughitheigutitoitheihepaticicirculation
ithroughiwhichivein?i-iCorrectiAnswer-

HepaticiPortaliVein

Whichiveinireceiveibloodifromidigestiveiorganicapilla
riesiandideliversiititoilivericapillaries?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-HepaticiPortaliVein



Theihepaticiportaliveinireceivesideoxygenatedibloodif
romiwhichi(3)iveins?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Inferiorimesenterici
Superiorimesenteric
Splenicivein

Bloodiflowsithroughiwhatipartiofitheiliveriwhereiretic
ulaiendothelialicellsiremoveditoxins,ibacteria,iandim
etaboliciwasteiproducts?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Liverisinusoids

Aidecreasediiniabsorptiveicapacityiofivilliianditheitra
nslocationiofigutibacterialifloraioccursiduringiwhatid
etrimentaliperiod?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Whenithereiisilowiperfusion

Howidoesigutibacteriaitranslocateiintoitheibloodstrea
miduringiperiodsiofilowiperfusion?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Duringiperiodsiofilowiperfusion,itheivilliicanidieiandig
oithroughinecrosis.iCompromisediintestinalibarrieri
mayiallowigutibacteriaitoimigrateifromitheiintestineit
oitheibloodstream

Decreasedimotilityiinitheilargeiintestineiandirectumic
anileaditoiwhatiGIiissue?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
Constipation

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