Review of the Gastrointenstinal System

Identify structure A

• Salivary glands

• Upper jaw

• Outer ear

• Mouth

Identify structure C

• Pharynx

• Larynx

• Tonsils

• Esophagus

Identify structure F

• Stomach

• Liver

• Pancreas

• Spleen

Identify structure H

• Large intestine

• Small intestine

• Appendix

• Rectum

Identify structure K

• Rectum

• Anus

• Large intestine

• Anal sphincter

What word describes when muscle propels food through the GI tract?

The small intestine is approximately 1 inch in diameter and how long?

• 3 feet

• 10 feet

• 13 feet

• 20 feet

Digestion takes place primarily where?

• Small intestine

• Large intestine

• Stomach

The liver helps regulate all of the following EXCEPT:

• Sodium

• Blood glucose

• Cholesterol

• Vitamin D

Why is it important to ask a patient for their diet history?

(Select all that apply.)

• Provides information about adequacy of nutritional status

• Helps the nurse understand financial barriers to acquiring healthy foods

• Excess alcohol intake can lead to liver and pancreas problems

• Certain diseases are hereditary and are important to communicate