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1. Through which aspect of the inguinal canal does a direct inguinal go






2. Autoantibodies to gluten (gliadin) in wheat and other grains






3. What is the rate limiting step of carbohydrate digestion






4. In MSI - What is the mechanism for CRC and what syndrome is associated with this defect






5. conjugated hyperbilirubinemia due to defective liver excretion






6. HyperIgM associated with ulcerative colitis can lead to what biliary tract disease






7. What receptor does histamine bind on the parietal cell and What does it activate






8. If the abdominal aorta is blocked - How does blood get to the middle rectal artery






9. Acute gastritis is caused By what process






10. What layer of fascia covers a direct inguinal hernia






11. What are additional risk factors for CRC






12. crigler - najjar type II responds to which therapy and How does it work






13. How does loss of NO secretion affect the esophagus and what results






14. in carcinoid tumors - What is seen on EM






15. What is contained within the muscularis externa






16. What does a low flow rate mean for saliva






17. How is salivary secretion stimulated






18. What does high flow rate mean






19. What is the most common cause of gallstones






20. diffuse fibrosis of liver destroying nl architecture with nodular regeneration






21. What transforms conjugated bilirubin to urobilinogen






22. What do mucins do?






23. Malabsorption syndromes have what common clinical presentation






24. Where are tumors commonly in pancreatic adenocarcinoma






25. What are the common causes of gastric ulcers - What causes gastric ulcer






26. What kind of pancreatitis is associated with EtOH and smoking






27. What are the four Fs of gallstones






28. What happens to the short gastics if the splenic artery is blocked






29. What source of salivary secretion is the most serous and What is the most mucinous






30. alcoholic liver disease that requires sustained - long term consumption - with swollen and necrotic hepatocytes with neutrophilic infiltration






31. What congenital birth defect is associated with Hirschsprung






32. What type of insults result in micronodular cirrhosis






33. congenital megacolon characterized by lack of ganglion/enteric nervous plexuses in segment on intestinal biopsy






34. People of what decent are associated with celiac sprue and what findings/antibodies are present






35. Pain improves with defaction - changes in stool frequency and changes in stool appearance are associated with






36. milk intolerance






37. Which kind of hemorrhoids are painful and why






38. What is the path of an indirect inguinal hernia






39. trypsinogen is converted to trypsin via what enzyme






40. What do you treat Wilsons disease with and What is the inheritance






41. Which IBD has skip lesions and can hit any portion of the GI tract but sprares the rectum - and Which is mainly has continuous lesions in the colon and always has rectal involvement






42. Which area of the hindgut is a watershed area






43. What are causes of extrahepatic biliary obstruction






44. A protrusion of peritoneum through an opening - usually a site of weakness






45. What does loss of APC cause






46. To what substance is bilirubin conjugated and why






47. malnutrition - toxic megacolon - colorectal carcinoma






48. FAP + osseous and soft tissue tumors - retinal hyperplasia

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49. What does loss of p53 cause






50. How do NSAIDs cause acute gastritis