Crohn disease causes inflammatory reactions that damage the lining of the intestines. In areas where attacks are occurring, the inflammation can cause damage to the entire lining, so that the contents of the lumen of the intestine are exposed to, for example, the peritoneal cavity. Describe the layers that this inflammation would need to penetrate in order to damage the entire wall of the intestine. Inflammation begins at the epithelial lining.

One evening during a recent trip to Indonesia, Dr. Marshall Westwood sat down to a meal ofpuffer fish and rice. Within an hour of returning to his hotel room, Dr. Westwood felt numbness inhis lips and tongue, which quickly spread to his face and neck. Before he could call the front desk,he began to feel pains in his stomach and throat, which produced feelings of nausea and eventuallysevere vomiting.Fearing that he had eaten some “bad fish” for dinner, Dr. Westwood called a local hospital todescribe his condition. The numbness in his lips and face made it almost impossible for him tocommunicate, but the hospital staff managed to at least understand the address he gave them andthey sent an ambulance. As Dr. Westwood was rushed to the hospital, his breathing becameincreasingly labored.The patient presented in the ED with diaphoresis, motor dysfunction, paresthesias, nausea, and anascending paralysis that started in his legs and spread to the upper body, arms, face, and head. Thepatient…

4 6 Label the villus 1 2 5 8 7 3 Down 1. The large surface area of the small intestine can increase the of absorption of nutrients. Down 2. The cells of the of the small intestines have microvilli. Down 3. The tiny finger-like projections found on the wall of the small intestines are known as Across 4. Digestion and takes place in the small intestine. Across 7. To allow nutrients to pass through easily and quickly, the lining of villus is made up of a layer of cells. Across Across 5. This is found in the villus 6. Movement of nutrients into and it is not a blood vessel. Across 8. The process by which water enters into the villus. the body from the small intestines is by diffusion and transport.

Which of the following describes hyperplasia of fat cells? O It is the decrease in the size of fat cells O It is the increase in the number of fat cells O It is the increase in the size of fat cells O It is the decrease in the number of fat cells