NUSC 1165: Part 4: Digestive Health Study Guide Exam Questions And Answers.

Healthy Bacteria is Needed For: - Answer optimal gastrointestinal tract function; maintaining immune function and overall health An unhealthy microbiota may contribute to the following adverse health effects: - Answer Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases (Crohn's Disease); Chronic Diseases (obesity, diabetes) probiotics: - Answer products containing live bacteria which resides temporarily in the colon prebiotics: - Answer food supply to stimulate bacterial growth and activity which typically passes undigested into the colon peyer's patches: - Answer located in the small intestine; prevent harmful organisms or materials present in the digestive tract from making us sick gluten: - Answer matrix formed by the proteins gliadin and glutenin non-celiac gluten sensitivity: - Answer Gluten reactions without identified allergic or autoimmune mechanisms (intestinal damage) heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD): - Answer stomach acid leaking upward into the esophagus peptic ulceres: - Answer pen sores that develop on the esophageal lining enteral nutrition: - Answer placement of a tube down the throat or through the wall of the GI tract total parenteral nutrition (TPN): - Answer nutrients are provided directly through the circulatory system hepatic portal circulation: - Answer collect nutrient-rich blood from the digestive organs and delivers them to the liver. three functions of the lymphatic system: - Answer Maintenance of fluid balance, absorption lipids from the small intestine and transport them to the blood, immunity