Prompt Choices: Choose two to discuss.
- Review the following Nurse Lori Video: Nursing & Nutrition: Digestion. Provide a thorough overview of how you envision implementing what you are learning this week into your future career as a healthcare professional.
- Pick one of the macronutrients (carbohydrates, lipids, or proteins) and discuss how it would pass through the digestive system from mouth to anus. Be sure to discuss what is occurring both mechanically and chemically along the way. (USLO 3.1)
- Discuss the role of normal microbiota and the role of the immune and cardiovascular systems in digestion. (USLOs 3.2, 3.3)
- Pick four of the following homeostatic imbalances of the digestive system and describe what is occurring the body of a person who is dealing with it (USLO 3.2):
- Food allergies
- Celiac/Gluten-related disorders
- Heartburn/GERD
- Peptic ulcers
- Gallstones
- Diarrhea and constipation
- Dental caries
- Explain the process of turning food products into energy (ATP) using cellular respiration. (USLO 3.3)