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The etiology of Diverticulosis is...
a. lack of fiber
b. to much fiber
a. lack of fiber
Diverticulosis is a small herniations of the mucosa through the colon wall (usually the sigmoid colon wall).
True
False
True
SAD means....
Social Anxiety Disorder
Parafem is the drug taken to help treat SAD- Social Anxiety Disorder?
False- it is Sarafem
After a meal and blood glucose levels are elevated the insulin secretion is decreased?
False- it is increased
Islets of langerhans in the pancreas produces insulin and helps with T- cells?
False- it helps with Beta Cells
Pancreas secretes and only helps with glucagon?
False- it helps with insulin and glucagon
Insulin does not help regulate the blood nutrients levels in glucose?
False- it does help regulate
Glucagon causes rapid increase in the breakdown of glycogen to glucose and helps release glucose into the blood?
True
False
True
Name at least 2 signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia....
confusion, cold, clammy skin, hunger and weakness
Name at least 2 signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia....
increased thirst, increased urination and having a fruity or acetone smellling breath
Type I diabetes is controled with only pills?
False- insulin
Type II diabetes is controled with insulin?
False- it is controled with pills and insulin
What is the purpose of someone taking insulin?
it is to help lower the level of your blood glucose
The pituitary gland helps produce the antidiurectic hormone?
False- it is the posterior pituitary- it will help produce ADH
The pituitary gland is considered the master gland?
True
False
True
Name the 2 hormones produced by the master gland?
ADH and oxytocin
Hyperthyroidism is cretinism?
False- it is hypothyroidism
Parathormone helps stop calcium levels in the blood?
False- it helps regulate the calcium levels in the blood
Parathormone is not produced by the parathyriod gland?
False- it is produced
The thyroid gland helps to block production of thyroxine?
False- it helps produce thyroxine
The thyroid gland helps regulate the body's metabolism by regulating the speed at which the body burns nutrients for heat and energy.
False- it is the thyroxine that helps regulate the body's metabolism by regulating the speed at which the body burns nutrients for heat and energy
Gluten is found in white, rye and parsley?
False- it is found in wheat, rye and barley
A significance amount of coffee ground colored blood found in the stool means....
internal bleeding in your GI tract
A significance amount of blood found in your stool means....
hemorrhoids
The etiology of diverticulitis is to much fiber?
False- it is a lack of fiber
Twice as many males than females get celiac disease?
False- it is twice as many females than males
Celiac disease is good nutritional absorption due to gluten free tolerance?
False- it means poor nutritional absorption due to gluten intolerance
Celiac disease is diagnosed by a biopsy of the large intestines which reveals flattening and atrophy of intestinal villi?
False- it is the small intestines that helps reveal flattening and atrophy of intestinal villi
Hematemesis is vomiting of blood?
True
False
True
Volvulus is twisting of blood vessels?
False- it is the twisting of intestines
Intussusception is a scoping of the colon or telescoping of the intestines?
it is a telescoping of the intestines
Dyspepsia means indigesting or dehyration?
indigesting
Gastritis is inflammation of the intestines or stomach?
inflammation of the stomach
Paralytic ileus is a loss of intestinal peristalsis or loss of the intestinal tract?
loss of intestinal peristalsis
Peritonitis is inflammation of the lining of the stomach or inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity?
inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity
Gastroenteristis is the inflammation of the stomach or inflammation of the intestines?
both- it is an inflammation of the stomach and intestines
A Hiatal hernia is a normal part of the superior part of the stomach herniates via the cardiac sphincter into the esophagus?
False- it is an structural abnormality
Author
RMSTitanic2004
ID
157716
Card Set
Intro to Medical Science
Description
Slide Questions for Chapters 9, 12 and 14
Updated
2012-06-07T21:12:45Z
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