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Medical-Surgical Nursing

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What forms the common hepatic duct?   The left and right hepatics ducts  
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How does bile leave the liver?   Through the common hepatic duct  
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How long is the GI tract?   30 feet (9 meters)  
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What are the 4 layers of the GI tract?   (From inside out): Mucosa, submucosa, muscular, serosa  
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What are the 2 networks of the enteric nervous system?   Meissner plexus and Auerbach (myenteric) plexus  
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Which arteries supply the GI system?   Celiac, superior mesenteric, and inferior mesenteric  
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How much cardiac output does the GI system receive when eating?   35%  
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What is the omentum?   A fold that hangs like an apron from the stomach to the intestine and contains fat and lymph nodes  
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What is the main function of the GI system?   To supply nutrients to body cells  
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Which hormone plays a role in appetite stimulation?   Ghrelin  
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Which hormone is associated with appetite suppression?   Leptin  
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What is deglutition?   Swallowing  
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What is mastication?   Chewing  
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What are the 3 parts of the pharynx?   Nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx  
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What are the parts of the stomach?   Fundus. body, and pylorus  
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What type of stomach cells secrete pepsinogen?   Chief cells  
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What do the parietal cells of the stomach secrete?    
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What is the purpose of Brunner's glands in the submucosa of the small intestine?   They secrete an alkaline fluid containing bicarbonate  
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What are the portions of the small intestine?   Duodenum, jejunum, and ileum  
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What are the portions of the large intestine?   Cecum, colon, rectum, and anus  
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What is the Valsalva maneuver associated with?   Defecation  
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What enzyme does saliva contain?   Amylase  
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Where does most absorption occur during the digestion?   Small intestine  
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What is the functional unit of the liver?   Hepatic lobules  
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What is the function of Kupffer cells?   To carry out phagocytosis in the liver  
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Where are Kupffer cells located?   In the lining of sinusoids, which are specialized hepatic capillaries  
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Where is bile secreted to from hepatic cells?   Canaliculi  
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What does bile consist of?   Water, cholesterol, bile salts, electrolytes, and phospholipids  
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What is bilirubin?   A pigment derived from the breakdown of Hgb  
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What is the function of the gallbladder?   To concentrate and store bile  
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What makes up the common bile duct?   Hepatic and cystic ducts  
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Where does bile enter the small intestine?   Sphincter of Oddi/Ampulla of Vater (same thing, different names)  
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Where do the pancreatic duct and common bile duct meet?   Sphincter of Oddi  
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What is hypochlohydria?   Decrease in HCl acid production  
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What is the order for the abdominal assessment?   Inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation  
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What does borborygmi refer to?   Stomach growling  
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