WGU D115 OA Study Guide Unit 6
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What type of fibers stimulate the salivary glands? ✔✔Cholinergic fibers
What part of the esophagus is innervated by nerve fibers? ✔✔The lower third
What a
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WGU D115 OA Study Guide Unit 6
Questions and Answers Rated A+
What type of fibers stimulate the salivary glands? ✔✔Cholinergic fibers
What part of the esophagus is innervated by nerve fibers? ✔✔The lower third
What artery provides blood to the stomach? ✔✔Celiac artery
What hormone is responsible for the inhibition of stomach contraction? ✔✔Secretin
Gastrin increases stomach contraction (aids in motility) and produces acid in the antrum,
duodenum, and pancreas by G-cells
Which cells of the stomach secrete hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor? ✔✔Parietal cells
Pernicious anemia* (Vitamin B12 deficiency)
Which enzyme is responsible for cleaving fatty acids from phospholipids? ✔✔Phospholipase
Which enzyme is responsible for breaking the end amino acids away from the ingested protein?
✔✔Carboxypeptidase
What is true of unconjugated bilirubin? ✔✔Unconjugated bilirubin is bilirubin bound to
albumin.
Also called "free bilirubin"
Define pepsin ✔✔Produced in the stomach and breaks down proteins
Think P and P
Define Lipase ✔✔Produced by the pancreas and breaks down triglycerides
Define amylase ✔✔Produced in the mouth and breaks down starch
"Amy eats a starchy meal"
What are 3 characteristics of celiac disease? ✔✔Anemia
Diminished growth
Deficiences in fat-soluble vitamins
Is pyloric stenosis more common in male or female infants ? ✔✔Males
A 74-year-old male complains of rectal bleeding for the past year. He has not change in bowel
habits and denies abdominal pain, weight loss, and rectal pain. He has seen blood in the toilet
water and when wiping approximately once every few weeks, but lately the bleeding has
increased. He had colonoscopy 5 year ago. The FNP should: ✔✔Schedule a colonoscopy to look
for colon polyps and/or cancer
An overweigh, middle-aged woman has right upper quadrant pain that radiates to her right
subscapular area and is severe and persistent. She is also experiencing anorexia, nausea, and a
fever. Her most recent meal was a double quarter-pound cheeseburger, French fries, and a
milkshake. The FNP examines the abdomen and percusses for CVA tenderness. the abdomen is
tender in the RUQ. Which of the following signs corresponds with the correct diagnosis?
✔✔Murphy's sign: the patient has cholecystitis
McBurney's sign is related to appendicitis
CVA tenderness is related to UTIs
A sudden onset of diarrhea that consists of five to six loose stools a day and awakens the pt at
night with cramping, but without blood in the stools, would most likely be caused by what?
✔✔Infection
Clues for infection are awakening at night, cramping without blood, sudden onset
Those S/S are either infection or inflammation
The FNP is discussion Clostridium difficile infection with the family of a 68-year-old female
who lives with them and who was recently diagnosed with the infection. Which of the following
statements would be the most important for the family to understand? ✔✔Pt needs to use a
different bathroom than the rest of the family
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