Exam 16: Digestive System

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible. -What is the purpose of the five enzymes produced by the stomach with regard to the digestive process?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), all of the following bacteria or viruses cause the most common food-borne illnesses except:

____________________ is caused by anaerobic bacteria that produce foul-smelling sulfur compounds on the surface of the tongue and in the throat.

How many Americans are considered overweight? What are some medical concerns associated with obesity?

List the five types of assessment on the gastrointestinal system.Which assessment is most expensive?

Write an expository describing the four functions of the digestive system.

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible. -Define the eating disorder bulimia and describe its effects on the body.

Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a disorder of the digestive system, include:

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible. -Describe the structure and function of the digestive system.

What are the three sections of the small intestine? What would be the effects on the body if one of the sections is dysfunctional?

Which of the following can aggravate ulcers?

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible. -Name some of the conditions associated with eating disorders.

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible. -Define inflammatory bowel disease and describe its effects.

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible. -What are the causes and effects of an ulcer?

Heartburn is a disorder of the digestive system that causes:

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible. -What are the reasons for the continued increase in the percentage of children who are overweight, according to the National Center for Health Statistics?

____________________ is a chronic degenerative condition of the liver accompanied by the formation of scar tissue.

____________________ disease is a recessive genetic disorder in which fat cells accumulate in the body, damaging normal cells.

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible. -Describe the function of the large intestine.

Enteritis, with regard to the digestive system, is: