The nurse reviews the functions of the gastrointestinal system ...

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The nurse reviews the functions of the gastrointestinal system for a patient with celiac disease. Which statement by the patient indicates that teaching has been effective?
 
  1. The stomach begins the process of absorbing nutrients.
  2. The stomach turns food into liquid so it can be digested.
  3. The stomach begins the digestion of carbohydrates.
  4. The stomach secretes sulfuric acid.

Question 2

The nurse is teaching a group of 6-year-olds about the digestive system. Which statements by the children indicate that teaching has been effective?
 
  Select all that apply.
  1. Grown-ups have 28 teeth.
  2. Spit helps you taste your food.
  3. Food starts breaking down in the stomach.
  4. It's like a tube. Food I need goes in one end. What I don't need comes out the other.
  5. The food moves through the tube in waves, like a snake eating a mouse.

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2
The stomach mixes the food with gastric juices into a thick fluid called chyme. The process of absorption begins in the small intestine. The start of carbohydrate digestion occurs in the mouth. The stomach secretes hydrochloride, not sulfuric acid.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2, 4, 5
Saliva begins the process of breaking down food and does help one taste food; the GI tract is like a tube in which food enters one end and waste products exit the other end; and food is propelled through the tube in peristaltic waves, which a child might equate to the motion of a snake eating a mouse. Adults have 32 teeth, and food begins to digest in the mouth due to the action of enzymes such as amylase.

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