Alattar GI Final UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the four things that will cause pain in visceral structures? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Spasm, distention, ischemia, harsh chemicals
The vagus nerve provides stimulation to the GI tract until what junction? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔The junction between the transverse and descending colon
What takes over as innervation after that? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sacral
parasympathetics (S2,3,4)
A pain reflex leads to what diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Acute abdomen
How do you diagnose cauda equine syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Finger up butt
The GI system is under what type of control? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Autonomous
control
What is the expectation of the enteric nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Precision
What are the five GI peptide hormones? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Gastrin,
cholecystokinin, GIP, motilin, secretin
Lipase is almost exclusively produced where? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Pancreas
Pepsin breaks down what? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Proteins
When is motilin secreted? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔When fasting
What does the secretion of motilin increase? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔GIT motility
, Kinins (killidin, bradykinin) are powerful what? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Vasodilators
Peristalsis does not happen in the absence of what? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Myenteric
plexus
The liver and the pancreas are known as what? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Accessory
digestive glands
What three things stimulate the enteric nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Tactile
stimulation, chemical, distention
What do we need to break down food? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Water, hydrolysis
How many sugars are in simple carbs? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1 or 2
How many sugars are in complex carbs? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔3 or more
Complex carbs are primarily repetitions of what? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Glucose
Where are lactase, sucrase, and maltase produced? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Small
intestine
What stimulates enterochromaffin cells to secrete histamine? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Gastrin, acetylcholine
Brunner's glands secrete large amounts of what? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Alkaline
mucus
Is there enzyme secretion in the large intestine? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔No
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the four things that will cause pain in visceral structures? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Spasm, distention, ischemia, harsh chemicals
The vagus nerve provides stimulation to the GI tract until what junction? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔The junction between the transverse and descending colon
What takes over as innervation after that? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Sacral
parasympathetics (S2,3,4)
A pain reflex leads to what diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Acute abdomen
How do you diagnose cauda equine syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Finger up butt
The GI system is under what type of control? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Autonomous
control
What is the expectation of the enteric nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Precision
What are the five GI peptide hormones? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Gastrin,
cholecystokinin, GIP, motilin, secretin
Lipase is almost exclusively produced where? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Pancreas
Pepsin breaks down what? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Proteins
When is motilin secreted? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔When fasting
What does the secretion of motilin increase? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔GIT motility
, Kinins (killidin, bradykinin) are powerful what? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Vasodilators
Peristalsis does not happen in the absence of what? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Myenteric
plexus
The liver and the pancreas are known as what? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Accessory
digestive glands
What three things stimulate the enteric nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Tactile
stimulation, chemical, distention
What do we need to break down food? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Water, hydrolysis
How many sugars are in simple carbs? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1 or 2
How many sugars are in complex carbs? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔3 or more
Complex carbs are primarily repetitions of what? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Glucose
Where are lactase, sucrase, and maltase produced? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Small
intestine
What stimulates enterochromaffin cells to secrete histamine? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Gastrin, acetylcholine
Brunner's glands secrete large amounts of what? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Alkaline
mucus
Is there enzyme secretion in the large intestine? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔No
