Celiac Disease Nutrition Exam #3
Latest Update With Complete
Solutions | 2025
1. Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy
2. Celiac Sprue CORRECT ANSWERS What are two other names for Celiac Disease?
Celiac Disease CORRECT ANSWERS What is an autoimmune disease triggered by
gluten and can cause damage to intestinal mucosa?
1. Genetic
2. Chronic
3. Digestive
4. Auto-immune
5. Malabsorptive
6. Multi-Systemic (not just from GI system) CORRECT ANSWERS What are 6
characteristics of celiac disease?
1. Damaged endothelial cells
2. Decreased absorptive surface
3. Decreased mucosal enzymes (disaccharidases/peptidases) CORRECT ANSWERS
Patients with Celiac Disease have a reduced absorptive surface. What are 3 things that
can cause this?
Decreased Absorptive Surface CORRECT ANSWERS What is the major cause of
malabsorption in celiac disease?
Extent and severity of damage CORRECT ANSWERS What does the degree of
malabsorption depend on in celiac disease?
Malabsorption of macronutrients, vitamins, supplements, etc CORRECT ANSWERS
What is a consequence of celiac disease?
Stomach growling (symptom of celiac disease) CORRECT ANSWERS What is
borborygmus?
False (But they will relapse when gluten is introduced into their diet again) CORRECT
ANSWERS True or False: Symptoms do not disappear when gluten is removed from
their diets?
6 months CORRECT ANSWERS How long does it take to achieve full improvement
after removing gluten from diet?
Latest Update With Complete
Solutions | 2025
1. Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy
2. Celiac Sprue CORRECT ANSWERS What are two other names for Celiac Disease?
Celiac Disease CORRECT ANSWERS What is an autoimmune disease triggered by
gluten and can cause damage to intestinal mucosa?
1. Genetic
2. Chronic
3. Digestive
4. Auto-immune
5. Malabsorptive
6. Multi-Systemic (not just from GI system) CORRECT ANSWERS What are 6
characteristics of celiac disease?
1. Damaged endothelial cells
2. Decreased absorptive surface
3. Decreased mucosal enzymes (disaccharidases/peptidases) CORRECT ANSWERS
Patients with Celiac Disease have a reduced absorptive surface. What are 3 things that
can cause this?
Decreased Absorptive Surface CORRECT ANSWERS What is the major cause of
malabsorption in celiac disease?
Extent and severity of damage CORRECT ANSWERS What does the degree of
malabsorption depend on in celiac disease?
Malabsorption of macronutrients, vitamins, supplements, etc CORRECT ANSWERS
What is a consequence of celiac disease?
Stomach growling (symptom of celiac disease) CORRECT ANSWERS What is
borborygmus?
False (But they will relapse when gluten is introduced into their diet again) CORRECT
ANSWERS True or False: Symptoms do not disappear when gluten is removed from
their diets?
6 months CORRECT ANSWERS How long does it take to achieve full improvement
after removing gluten from diet?
