Patho Unit 9

Question 1

neurotransmitter that excites gut activity

Answer 1

acetylcholine

Question 2

neurotransmitter that slows down gut activity

Answer 2

catecholamine

Question 3

stimulates gut activity and secretions, made by enterochromaffin

Answer 3

5HT (serotonin

Question 4

second tissue bed that blood goes through from veins from the intestines before going back to the heart

Answer 4

liver (first pass effect)

Question 5

fingerlike projection

Answer 5

villus

Question 6

absorption in small intestines is carried out by

Answer 6

villus structures

Question 7

nervous system that causes venous constriction with heavy exercise or shock

Answer 7

sympathetic (don’t swim after eating

Question 8

nervous system that causes dilation after eating a meal

Answer 8

parasympathetic

Question 9

nervous system that causes dilation after eating a meal

Answer 9

parasympathetic

Question 10

fancy word for chewing

Answer 10

mastication

Question 11

teeth that are designed to cut

Answer 11

incisors

Question 12

teeth that are designed to tear (meats)

Answer 12

canines

Question 13

teeth that are designed to grind (plants)

Answer 13

molars

Question 14

fancy word for swallowing

Answer 14

deglutition

Question 15

once a bolus is mixed with stomach “juices” it is called…

Answer 15

chyme

Question 16

when stomach is empty for several hours

Answer 16

hunger contractions

Question 17

12-24 hours after last meal, (fasting) the the pain is worse by 3-4 days then weaken and person no longer feels hungry

Answer 17

hunger pangs

Question 18

12-24 hours after last meal, (fasting) the the pain is worse by 3-4 days then weaken and person no longer feels hungry

Answer 18

hunger pangs

Question 19

rapid movement through the small intestine (seen in diarrhea)

Answer 19

peristaltic rush

Question 20

strong contractions of the colon causing the non constricting parts of the colon to bulge out

Answer 20

haustral contractions

Question 21

when the lips of the anus pouch outward and the contents of the anal canal are extruded

Answer 21

evagination

Question 22

accessory organs of digestion

Answer 22

pancreas
liver
gallbladder

Question 23

when pancreas releases products into the bloodstream

Answer 23

endocrine pancreas

Question 24

when pancreas sends its products locally to gut for digestion

Answer 24

exocrine pancreas

Question 25

when pancreas sends its products locally to gut for digestion

Answer 25

exocrine pancreas

Question 26

salivary glands

Answer 26

submandibular sublingual parotid

Question 27

salivary glands

Answer 27

submandibular sublingual parotid

Question 28

phase of gastric secretion where you are thinking about food

Answer 28

cephalic phase

Question 29

phase of gastric secretion where food enters the stomach (main stimulus)

Answer 29

gastric phase

Question 30

phase of gastric secretion with duodenal gastrin and amino acid absorption

Answer 30

intestinal phase

Question 31

phase of gastric secretion with duodenal gastrin and amino acid absorption

Answer 31

intestinal phase

Question 32

means there is no demonstrable anatomic or physical/biochemical problem

Answer 32

functional

Question 33

means there is an anatomical or physical/biochemical problem

Answer 33

organic

Question 34

means there is an anatomical or physical/biochemical problem

Answer 34

organic

Question 35

tumor of pancreas that secretes insulin and causes severe hypoglycemia

Answer 35

insulinoma