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Question 1
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Explain why someone who has hypergastrinemia (excessive secretion
of gastrin) might develop gastric/stomach ulcers.
Your Answer:
Gastrin stimulates the secretaion of pepsinogenes and HCL. If it is
excess amounr that means it would be lead to erosion of the
stomach.
Gastrin stimulates the secretions of pepsinogens and hydrochloric acid. Excess
amounts would lead to erosion of the stomach lining.
Question 2
pts
Explain in detail how the stomach contents enter the
small intestine. Your Answer:
There is the pyloric sphincter at thebase of stomach. Therefore, this
valve relaxes causing a small quantity of chyme to pass the opening
into the first part of small intestine. And then, this initiates a reflex.
That is why the muscles of the sphincter to contrcat and close the
openinf temporarily. After sphincter relaxes again and it allows
more chyme to enter.
The pyloric sphincter (valve), located at the base of the stomach, relaxes causing
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a small quantity of chyme to pass through the opening into the first part of the
small intestine.
This initiates a reflex that causes the muscles of the sphincter to contract and
Question 3
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close the opening temporarily. Then the sphincter relaxes again and allows more
chyme to enter.
True/False: Lipids can be divided into three categories: saturated
fat, unsaturated fat, and cholesterol.
True
False
Question 4
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A patient is experiencing vitamin toxicity. What type of vitamin
would be causing this toxicity? Explain your answer.
A. Water soluble vitamin
B. Fat soluble vitamin
C. All of the
above Your
Answer:
Fat soluble vitamin. These vitamins are stored within the body's fat
stores making it harder for the body to rid itself of them. Therefore
it can cause vitamin toxicity.
B. Fat soluble vitamin.
Fat soluble vitamins are stored within the body’s fat stores making it harder for
the body to rid itself of them.
Question 5
pts
Explain which digestive system functions are carried out by
the large intestine. Your Answer:
Absorption: Water and electrolytes are reabsorbed and
vitamins are absorbed. Defecation ; Feces goes to the
rectum then excreted va anus.
Absorption: In the large intestine water and electrolytes are reabsorbed and
vitamins are absorbed.
Defecation: Feces travel to the rectum where it is excreted via the anus.
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