NUR257 Exam 3
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
reabsorption of water
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? - answerceliac artery
Where does blood go after going through the GI tract? - answerliver 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? - answerbile
breaks down and emulsifies fat
it is produced in the liver
it is stored in the gallbladder
What is salivary amylase responsible for? - answerbreakdown of starches
What is pepsin responsible for? - answerbreaking down proteins into amino acids
What is intrinsic factor important for? - answerB12 absorption
What is lipase responsible for? - answerbreaking down fats
What is trypsin responsible for? - answerdigesting proteins
Where does a patient feel pain for appendicities? - answerright lower quadrant
McBurney's point
, Where does a patient feel pain for pancreatitis? - answerleft shoulder
Where does a patient feel pain for cholecystitis, pancreatitis, and duodenal ulcer? -
answerright upper quadrant
What are CEA and CA 19-9 labs studies for? - answerthey are tumor markers and are
associated with colorectal cancer
What is the breath test? - answerurease breath test for H. pylori
What is sialolithiasis? - answersalivary stones
What are risk factors for oral cancer? - answertobacco use, alcohol, HPV infection,
history of head and neck cancer
What occurs during the early stage of oral cancer? - answerfew or not symptoms
painless sore or mass that does not heal
indurated ulcer
may bleed easily and present with red or white patche
What occurs during the late stage of oral cancer? - answercomplaints of tenderness
difficulty in chewing, swallowing, or speaking
coughing up blood-tinged sputum
enlarged cervical lymph nodes
What is actinic chelitits? - answerirritation of lips associated with scaling, crusting,
fissure, white hyperkeratosis
considered premalignant squamous cell skin cancer
What is chancre? - answerreddened circumscribed lesion that ulcerates and becomes
crusted
primary lesion of syphilis
What is candidiasis? - answercheesy white plaque that looks like milk curds
it leaves an erythematous and often bleeding base
predisposing factors are diabetes, antibiotic therapy, and immunosuppression
What is oral hairy leukoplakia? - answerwhite patches with rough hairlike projections;
typically found on lateral border of the tongue
Epstein-Barr virus-induced lesion (mono)
related to smoking and use of tobacco
What is achalasia? - answerabsent or ineffective peristalsis of the distal esophagus
accompanied by failure of the esophageal sphincter to relax in response to swallowing
dysphagia is main symptom
has a bird beak appearance during barium swallow
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
reabsorption of water
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? - answerceliac artery
Where does blood go after going through the GI tract? - answerliver 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? - answerbile
breaks down and emulsifies fat
it is produced in the liver
it is stored in the gallbladder
What is salivary amylase responsible for? - answerbreakdown of starches
What is pepsin responsible for? - answerbreaking down proteins into amino acids
What is intrinsic factor important for? - answerB12 absorption
What is lipase responsible for? - answerbreaking down fats
What is trypsin responsible for? - answerdigesting proteins
Where does a patient feel pain for appendicities? - answerright lower quadrant
McBurney's point
, Where does a patient feel pain for pancreatitis? - answerleft shoulder
Where does a patient feel pain for cholecystitis, pancreatitis, and duodenal ulcer? -
answerright upper quadrant
What are CEA and CA 19-9 labs studies for? - answerthey are tumor markers and are
associated with colorectal cancer
What is the breath test? - answerurease breath test for H. pylori
What is sialolithiasis? - answersalivary stones
What are risk factors for oral cancer? - answertobacco use, alcohol, HPV infection,
history of head and neck cancer
What occurs during the early stage of oral cancer? - answerfew or not symptoms
painless sore or mass that does not heal
indurated ulcer
may bleed easily and present with red or white patche
What occurs during the late stage of oral cancer? - answercomplaints of tenderness
difficulty in chewing, swallowing, or speaking
coughing up blood-tinged sputum
enlarged cervical lymph nodes
What is actinic chelitits? - answerirritation of lips associated with scaling, crusting,
fissure, white hyperkeratosis
considered premalignant squamous cell skin cancer
What is chancre? - answerreddened circumscribed lesion that ulcerates and becomes
crusted
primary lesion of syphilis
What is candidiasis? - answercheesy white plaque that looks like milk curds
it leaves an erythematous and often bleeding base
predisposing factors are diabetes, antibiotic therapy, and immunosuppression
What is oral hairy leukoplakia? - answerwhite patches with rough hairlike projections;
typically found on lateral border of the tongue
Epstein-Barr virus-induced lesion (mono)
related to smoking and use of tobacco
What is achalasia? - answerabsent or ineffective peristalsis of the distal esophagus
accompanied by failure of the esophageal sphincter to relax in response to swallowing
dysphagia is main symptom
has a bird beak appearance during barium swallow
