Ch 32 Digestive System Flashcards

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Food is converted into what? For what reason?

A

Sugar. Energy

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Correct order of phases in digestion?

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Ingestion —> digestion —> absorption —> elimination (execration)

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Appendicitis is? How do you fix this?

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Inflammation of the appendix. Surgical removal.

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Barium

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GI test where PT swallows drink with dye( barium) so things are visible in an ex ray.

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Colonoscopy

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Needed every 10 years after age of 50. Visual examination of the colon.

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Name of structure that serves as a collection area for the remains of digestion?

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Rectum

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What food is digested first? Last?

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Carbohydrates.

Last is protein.

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Cuspids

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Also called canines. Used to tear and puncture food.

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What type of stool does a PT with IBS/spastic colon usually have?

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Alternating from constipation to diarrhea. Stools often small and contains mucus.

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Anal fissure

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Cracks or tear in the lining of the anus due to constipation.

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Constipation

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Sluggish bowl action

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Diverticulosis

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Bolding pouches in GI tract that causes inflammation and abdominal pain.

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12
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How do you get the hepatitis vaccine?

A

3 shots over a 6 month period.

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Hepatitis

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Inflammation of the liver.

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What’s the function of the liver?

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PRODUCE BYLE/ secretes BYLE

Process proteins, filters toxins, helps w/ blood clot formation

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Diarrhea

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Repeated passage of uniformed waste. Loose stool.

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What’s a hernia? How does it happen?

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Protrusion of muscle/internal organ through tissue.

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Pancreatitis

A

Inflammation of pancreas.

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Toxemia

A

Poisons or toxins in the blood.

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Truss

A

Device used to treat a hernia

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Polyp

A

Overgrowth of tissue in GI tract, Inside large intestine.

21
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Hemorrhoid… Treatment?

A

Dilated veins in anal canal. Treated with ointment.

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Preicteric

A

Condition Before jaundice

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Pruritus ani

A

Itching surrounding the anus.

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What's the main artery of the liver?
Hepatic artery
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Main organs of digestive system?
Pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine.
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Bolus
Combination of mashed food substances and saliva.
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Function of papillae on the tongue?
Taste buds
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How many salivary glands do we have and what's there function?
3. Break down food into sugar
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Composition of saliva
Water, potassium and sodium ion
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What's the upper GI series? How do you evaluate upper GI tract?
Mouth, esophagus and stomach. Ingesting barium fluid to view an x ray
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What is gastroenteritis? What's the s&s?
Inflammation of stomach and small intestine. Diarrhea and vomiting.
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What raw materials are needed for a healthy body? What are there functions?
Carbs- provide energy Fats- provide secondary energy Protiens- build and repair cells/ tissue