NUR 257 Exam 7
- What is the small intestine, what is it responsible for, and what parts does it have?
Answer
longest portion of GI tract
responsible for absorption and secretion duodenum, jejunum, and terminal ileum
- Where is iron absorbed in the body?
Answer
duodenum of the small intestine
- Where is folate absorbed in the body?
Answer
jejunum of the small intestine
- Where is B12 absorbed in the body?
Answer
terminal ileum of the small intestine
- What is the large intestine responsible for and what parts does it have?
Answer
re- absorption of water 1 / 3
ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid colon
- Where does the large intestine receive blood from?
Answer
superior and inferior mesenteric arteries
- Where does the small intestine receive blood from?
Answer
celiac artery
- Where does blood go after going through the GI tract?
Answer
liver which is why most GI cancers metastasize to the liver
- What does bile do, where is it produced in the body, and where is it stored?-
Answer
bile breaks down and emulsifies fat it is produced in the liver
it is stored in the gallbladder
- What is salivary amylase responsible for?
Answer
breakdown of starches 2 / 3
- What is pepsin responsible for?
Answer
breaking down proteins into amino acids
- What is intrinsic factor important for?
Answer
B12 absorption
- What is lipase responsible for?
Answer
breaking down fats
- What is trypsin responsible for?
Answer
digesting proteins
- Where does a patient feel pain for appendicities?
Answer
right lower quadrant McBurney's point
- Where does a patient feel pain for pancreatitis?
Answer
left shoulder
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