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WorksheetsDigestive Chapter Test
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 38mins
What might happen if your body couldn't process glucose?
You wouldn't be able to digest food
You wouldn't have the energy to function
You would become more likely to catch diseases
You would constantly be thirsty for water
What happen to the glucose that isn't absorbed by diabetics' bodies?
It's expelled from their bodies
It collects in their body fat
It's stored in their pancreases
It's converted to other chemicals
Where in your body can you find glucose?
In your pancreas
Inside your red blood cells
In your bladder
In virtually all your cells
Insulin inhibits the release of what
Glucagon
ADH
Beta cells
Somatostatin
Do you get diabetes from eating too much candy?
Yes
No
Maybe
I don't know
People with diabetes can eat as many fruits as they want.
True
False
Having diabetes means you're more likely to have high blood pressure.
True
False
Why can't the pancreas make insulin in type 1 diabetes?
a
b
c
d
When a person has type 1 diabetes
a
b
c
d
Once a person has type 1 diabetes
a
b
c
d
People with type 1 diabetes need to
a
b
c
d
With type 2 diabetes
a
b
c
d
When glucose is less able to enter the cells and supply energy, it's called
a
b
c
d
T/F: People can prevent type 1 diabetes
true
false
T/F: People can prevent type 2 diabetes
true
false
T/F: Most people who have type 2 diabetes are overweight
true
false
What is the function of insulin?
diagnose diabetes
turn glucose into energy
help glucose enter the cells of the body
all choices
Type 1 diabetes is...
genetic (you get it from your parents)
when you have it only when you are older
something you can stop
when you are fine
Type 2 diabetes is...
something you only have as a child
genetic (you get it from your parents)
when you can eat lots of sweets
caused by eating too much and not exercising
To prevent type 2 diabetes you should...
not eat healthy food
sit around and eat McDonalds
exercise and eat healthy food
sleep lots
During digestion, ________ are broken down into _________ which provides ________ for the cells.
Fats, amino acids, oxygen
Fibers, fatty acids, free radicals
Carbohydrates, glucose, energy
Proteins, sugar, fuel
The pancreas releases insulin when:
Stress hormones rise
Blood glucose levels get low
A person exercise
Blood glucose levels rise after eating
How do type 1 and type 2 diabetes differ?
Question options:
Type 1 diabetes usually develops in childhood or at a young age.
Type 2 diabetes causes difficulty in the body's use of insulin.
Both of the above
Neither of the above
If you haven't eaten all day, what hormone is your pancreas most likely secreting?
Insulin
Hemoglobin
Glucagon
Betadine
This sends a signal that glucose should be allowed to enter cells.
Glucose Transport Protein
Insulin joining up with an insulin receptor
Glucose passing through a protein
None of these
Which of these would NOT occur as a result of Type 1 Diabetes?
Insulin joins up with an insulin receptor.
Glucose enters a cell through glucose transport proteins.
The pancreas would release normal amounts of insulin.
All of these
digests starches in the mouth
bile
pepsin
salivary amylase
pancreatic lipase
salivary amylase is produced in the __.
small intestine
salivary glands
gastric glands
pancreas
The process of chewing one’s food
Salivary amylase
Chyme
Mastication
Fiber
A condition in which blood sugar levels rise far above normal levels
Homeostasis
Hyperglycemia
Hypoglycemia
Jejunum
Small, finger-like projections that protrude from the lining of the intestinal wall, increasing the surface area for nutrient absorption
Small Intestines
Stomach
Intestinal Villi
Duodenum
The state of the body in which variables are regulated so that internal conditions remain stable and relatively constant
Hyperglycemia
Hypoglycemia
Homeostasis
Glucagon
A condition in which blood sugar levels fall far below normal levels
Hyperglycemia
Hypoglycemia
Homeostasis
Liver
Is the semifluid mass of partly digested food that is expelled by the stomach into the duodenum and moves through the intestines during digestion
Mastication
Chyme
Maltase
Salivary Amylase
The hormone produced in the pancreas that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood
Chyme
Insulin
Glucagon
Fiber
A muscular tube connecting the throat (pharynx) with the stomach
Intestinal Villi
Jejunum
Duodenum
Esophagus
A large lobed organ found in the abdomen, involved in many metabolic processes
Stomach
Pancreas
Small Intestine
Liver
The part of the small intestine between the duodenum and ileum
Duodenum
Jejunum
Intestinal Villi
Fiver
The first part of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach, leading to the jejunum
Duodenum
Ileum
Liver
Pancreas
Produced by of the pancreas, and it raises the concentration of glucose in the bloodstream
Fiber
Chyme
Insulin
Glucagon
A muscular organ located on the left side of the upper abdomen; it receives food from the esophagus
Liver
Pancreas
Stomach
Small Intestines
Also called the colon or the large bowel, is the last part of the digestive system
Small Intestines
Large Intestines
Stomach
Liver
What is the material that is not digested or absorbed when digestion is finished called?
Feces
Urine
Chyme
Bolus
What region is number 6?
Rectum
Cecum
Sigmoid colon
Descending colon
What region is number 9?
Cecum
Transverse colon
Appendix
Ascending colon
The functions of large intestine (check all that apply)
is to absorb water from the remaining indigestible food matter
to pass the useless waste material from the body
to absorb amino acids into bloodstream
to digest undigested food
What region is number 1?
Transverse colon
Ascending colon
Descending colon
Sigmoid colon
What region is number 8?
Ascending colon
Descending colon
Transverse colon
Sigmoid colon
Which two organs carry out most carbohydrate digestion?
mouth
stomach
small intestine
liver
large intestine
Carbohydrate digestion occurs in the stomach.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a significant source of resistant starches?
bananas
potatoes
milk
legumes
grains
Therapeutic diet refers to
diabetes
food allergies
the use of diet or certain foods in the treatment and
management of diseases.
a medical condition
Blood leaves the small intestine and head to the liver via the
hepatic portal vein
aorta
capillaries
vena cava
abdominal aorta
When comparing ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, which of the following is correct?
U.C. is a disease of the small intestine; Crohn's is a disease of one of the large intestine
U.C. is a diseasae of the large intestine, Crohn's disease is of the small intestine
both are diseases of the large intestine
both are diseases that can appear in either the large or small intestine.
Which of the following describes the function of the cardiac sphincter?
it keeps feed in the stomach and from entering the esophagus
it keeps food i the stomach from entering the duodenum
it keeps chyme in the small intestine from entering the large intestine
it keeps chyme in the duodenum from entering the stomach
The three hallmark symptoms of diabetes type 1 are
polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria
increase thirst, inrease hunger, increase urination
hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, hypertension
A and B only
Jack, who was admitted with 15 loose, watery bowel movements needs to be watched closely for which complication?
diaper rash
dehydration
irritability
nothing, just send him home
Mr. Smith, age 64, is admitted with a blockage in the liver ducts. His skin and sclera have turned yellow from the back up of bile. His diagnosis is:
colon cancer
jaundice
cholelithiasis
diabetes
Nancy nurse, age 27, is admitted after being stuck with an infected needle. She is undergoing tests for possible inflammation of the liver, her diagnosis is:
hepatitis
jaundice
cholelithiasis
diabetes
In Type 2 diabetes:
cells become resistant to insulin, pills are given to increase sensitivity
insulin is always the first intervention
patients are often underweight and undernourished
diagnosis is usually before adolescence
After dinner, you have a bad case of diarrhea. which organ is most likely not functioning properly?
stomach
small intestiine
large intestine
liver
These three organs are called secondary, or auxilliary digestive organs because
they are the second place food goes when being digested
they are unnecessary for digestion, we don't need them.
they are only used for mechanical digestion
they aide in digestion process, but are not part of the digestive tract
What is the alimentary canal?
the portion of the digestive system that food travels through
the portion of the digestive system that food does not travel through
the longest portion of the large intestine
the last part of the small intestine
The small intestine is the longest of the digestive organs. what benefit to the body is it that this organ is so long?
it allows the organ to secrete bile which in turn breaks down food
it allows more time for the food to be in the organ which allows more absorption to take place
it provides more surface area for mucus which helps digested food more more smoothly
Inflammation of the gallbladder- usually due to gallstones- s/s nausea and abdominal pain usually worse after high fat meal
cholecystitis
gastroesophageal reflux
gastroenteritis
cirrhosis
Scarring (fibrosis) of the liver - caused by chronic alcohol abuse or abuse of medicines broken down by liver
cholecystitis
gastroesophageal reflux
gastroentereitis
chrrhosis
When a virus or bacteria irritates the large intestine so contents don't get to stay long enough to have enough water reabsorbed - end up having loose, watery bowel movements
cleft palate
constipation
diarrhea
obstipation
Inflammation of the liver caused by a virus. can be acute or chronic.
irritable bowel syndrome
hepatitis
peptic ulcer
obesity
Which strain of the hepatitis virus is caused by consuming food or water that has been contaminated with feces?
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis D
Mr. Potato Head, age 39, is admitted for colon cancer. he is having a colon resection to remove the cancerous part of his colon. He will likely have which of the following to allow his bowel to heal from surgery.
colonscopy
endoscopy
cholecystectomy
colostomy
A diabetic passes out at a party you are attending. You know she exercised earlier and hasn't eaten since. Most likely she is experiencing a
hyperglycemic episode
hypoglycemic episode
ketotic episode
none of the above
Typically, if a patient passes out you should assume that the patient is experiencing
hypoglycemia. use white cake icing is unconscious
hyperglycemia, give the patient water if alert
nothing, just protect the head
check the carotid pulse
Exercise affects blood sugar by making blood move too quickly in the veins for sugar proteins to attach to the cells.
true
false
