When suggesting menu options to a group of senior citizens, the nurse is careful to include which of the following choices that would enhance normal physiology and prevent the problem of constipation?
- A. Whole grains
- B. Highly spiced or flavored foods
- C. Limiting fluids
- D. Salads and fresh fruits
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Whole grains increase fiber intake, promoting bowel regularity and preventing constipation.
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What is frenulum?
- A. It is the fold by which tongue is attached to the floor of oral cavity.
- B. It is uvula is present on pharyngeal wall
- C. It is a tonsil like structure on the lateral walls of palate
- D. It is V-shaped furrow which divides the surfaces of tongue
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The frenulum is a fold of tissue that anchors the tongue to the floor of the mouth.
Which of the following would MOST directly affect the operations of the digestive system?
- A. osteoporosis
- B. liver damage
- C. heart attack
- D. kidney failure
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Liver damage directly impacts digestion by reducing bile production, essential for fat breakdown.
By which process, most of glucose and amino acids are absorbed in the small intestine?
- A. Active transport
- B. Passive transport
- C. Osmosis
- D. Selective absorption
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Glucose and amino acids are primarily absorbed via active transport in the small intestine.
Islets of Langerhans and are found in
- A. Modified lymph glands, pancreas
- B. Ductless glands, pancreas
- C. Specialized area, pituitary
- D. Small tubules, kidney
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Islets of Langerhans are endocrine (ductless) glands in the pancreas that secrete hormones like insulin.
Where in the nephron is most of the glucose reabsorbed back into the blood?
- A. Proximal convoluted tubule
- B. Distal convoluted tubule
- C. Loop of Henle
- D. Henley upon Thames
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Most glucose is reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule via active transport.
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