Match each term with the correct description: made up of organs that rid your body of wastes and control blood volume
- A. urethra
- B. urinary system
- C. bladder
- D. kidneys
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The urinary system includes organs that remove wastes and regulate blood volume.
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PYLORUS OF THE STOMACH all true except:
- A. The mucosa is thinner than that of fundus.
- B. Glands are lined with Mucous neck cells
- C. Glans are perpendicular on muscularis mucosa
- D. Pits are deep & wide
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Pyloric glands are not perpendicular but are coiled and branched, unlike the straighter fundic glands.
Lactose composed of :-
- A. Glucose + galactose
- B. Glucose + fructose
- C. Glucose + glucose
- D. Glucose + mannose
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Lactose is a disaccharide made of glucose and galactose.
An older adult client asks the nurse why laxatives are frequently required to have a bowel movement. The nurse bases the response to this question on knowledge that:
- A. Older adults frequently abuse laxatives
- B. Laxatives are very often contraindicated in the older population
- C. Enemas are preferred over laxatives to evacuate the bowel
- D. Decreased bowel peristalsis is common in older adults
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Aging often reduces peristalsis, slowing bowel movements and increasing the need for laxatives.
All of the following are true of the stomach EXCEPT?
- A. Pepsinogen is activated to pepsin by HCl
- B. Parietal cells secrete intrinsic factor
- C. Chief cells secrete pepsinogen
- D. The pyloric region is a major site for nutrient absorption
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The pyloric region primarily functions as a regulator of food movement into the small intestine, not as a major site for nutrient absorption.
What happens during defecation?
- A. Food is chewed
- B. Nutrients are absorbed
- C. Chyme is formed
- D. Undigested waste is expelled
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Defecation is the final stage where undigested waste (feces) is eliminated via the anus.