MODULE 4 ASSIGNMENT. Name

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1 MODULE 4 ASSIGNMENT Name

2 GI TRACT HOMEWORK 1. begins in the mouth with chewing or mastication and continues with churning and mixing actions in the stomach. A. Ingestion B. Mechanical digestion C. Chemical digestion D. Absorption 2. The movements that propel the food particles through the digestive tract are called. A. peristalsis B. rhythm C. mastication D. hydrolysis 3. The wall of the digestive tract has four layers or tunics. They are mucosa, submucosa, muscular layer, and A. lumen B. lamina propria C. serosa layer D. muscularis mucosa 4. Functions of the large intestine (colon) include the absorption of water and A. detoxification B. the absorption of fats C. the absorption of the nutrients D. the elimination of feces 5. What is the digestive system? A. The body's breathing system B. The body's system of nerves C. The body's food-processing system D. The body's blood-transporting system

3 6. What happens when food reaches the stomach? Nothing. No digestion occurs in the stomach. The food moves quickly into the small intestine. Juices mix with the food and stomach muscles squeeze it. The food is completely digested and is absorbed by tiny blood vessels in the walls of the stomach. 7. Where does the partly-digested food (in liquid form) go after it leaves the stomach? The gullet The appendix The small intestine The large intestine 8. How does digested food finally reach the bloodstream? It passes through the gullet into the blood. It is absorbed into the blood through blood vessels. It is absorbed into the blood through the walls of the lungs. It passes from the small intestine into the large intestine, then into the blood.

4 9. Which of the following does NOT manufacture digestive juices? Liver Kidneys Stomach Pancreas 10. In which organ is Chyme Produced? Mouth Stomach Pancreas Small Intestine

5 EMOTIONAL CENTER HOMEWORK The third Emotional Center, Solar Plexus, is that of power and emotion (developmental stage of 18 to 36 months old), is focused on creating a separate identity, thinking and problem-solving, and healthy independence. Developmental tasks are to establish the ability to think for oneself, to test reality by pushing against boundaries and people, to learn to solve problems with cause and effect thinking, to express anger and other feelings, to separate from parents and be welcomed back with love, and to begin to give up thoughts of being the center of the universe. One must face the ego issues of powerlessness in the victim struggle, the fear of rejection, the need for approval, and manipulative power. Working through these issues brings security, integrity, self-confidence, response-ability and the empowerment of accountability. The Solar Plexus chakra governs the area of personal power, strongly influencing our GI System health. Reclaiming personal power in the third chakra can heal GI System issues (as well as adrenal and autoimmune functioning). Behavioral decisions (shadows) include difficulty with boundaries, distinguishing one s own needs, wants, and feelings from those of other people; not feeling separate or independent; codependent relationships; avoiding conflict at any expense; unable to say no directly, but using manipulative means instead; inappropriately rebellious; using anger to mask other feelings; negative, oppositional, controlling, rigid, critical, or withholding relationship styles; Intestinal and colon disorders; demanding, often feeling cheated; Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder; Attachment Disorder. Inner Resources to reclaim include the ability to think for oneself, to test reality by pushing against boundaries and people, to learn to solve problems with cause and effect thinking, to express anger and other feelings, to balance separateness and autonomy in intimate relationships, to give up thoughts of being the center of the universe, to create security, integrity, self-confidence, response-ability and the empowerment of accountability. Other issues include powerlessness; Victim / Rescuer / Persecutor patterns; authority issues; Life isn t fair. Write a brief (1-2 pages) discussing if/how you personally identify with Solar Plexus issues, as they relate to your health. Have you examined these issues before? Have you seen a connection between what we discussed in Module Four and your own life? How about in the lives of those around you? This purpose of this exercise is to begin to create fluidity between the intellectual and scientific components of wellness education and the energetic, emotional and deeper spiritual bases of wellness.