9. Digestive System

Question 1

Bucco-

Answer 1

Cheek

Question 2

Ceco-

Answer 2

Cecum

Question 3

-cele

Answer 3

Hernia

Question 4

-chezia

Answer 4

Defecation

Question 5

Cheil-

Answer 5

Lip

Question 6

Choledoch-

Answer 6

Common bile duct

Question 7

-ectasia

Answer 7

Dialation

Question 8

-ectasia

Answer 8

dialation, distention

Question 9

emesis

Answer 9

vomiting

Question 10

Incisional hernia

Answer 10

Occurs at the site of previous abdominal surgery, also called ventral hernias

Question 11

Parastomal hernias

Answer 11

The intestines press outward near a stoma

Question 12

Mallory-Weiss Tear

Answer 12

Occurs that the junction of the esophagus and stomach. Usually caused by long-term or forceful vomiting or coughing.

Question 13

Name the 4 parts of the stomach

Answer 13

Cardia, Fundus, Body (Corpus Gastricum), Antrum (Pyloris)

Question 14

Two common causes of peptic ulcers are:

Answer 14

H. Pylori infection and prolonged use of NSAIDs

Question 15

3 divisions of the small intestine

Answer 15

Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum

Question 17

Ampulla of Vater

Answer 17

Also known as the hepatopancreatic duct, is the join of the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct in the wall of the duodenum.

Question 18

(4) portions of the Large intestines

Answer 18

Ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid

Question 19

Ileocecal valve

Answer 19

Where the ileum and the ascending colon join

Question 20

Hepatic flexure

Answer 20

Turn from the ascending colon to the transverse colon

Question 21

Splenic Flexure

Answer 21

Turn from the transverse colon to the descending colon

Question 22

Crohn’s disease

Answer 22

Involves the terminal ileum, characterized by pain and diarrhea, leading to fistulization, obstruction, abscesses, etc.

Question 23

Congenital Megacolon

Answer 23

Abnormal dilation of the colon, with paralysis of the peristaltic movements of the bowel

Question 24

Meckel’s diverticulum

Answer 24

Congenital condition where a diverticular pocket may contain gastric or pancreatic tissue

Question 25

Redundant colon

Answer 25

Colon is longer than normal, no serious health concerns

Question 26

Ulcerative colitis

Answer 26

Chronic inflammatory disorder causing inflammation and sores in the lining of the rectum and colon.

Question 27

External hemorrhoids are located

Answer 27

At the distal end of the anal canal

Question 28

Internal Hemorroids are located

Answer 28

Within the rectum

Question 29

Hemorroid complications include

Answer 29

Thrombosis, strangulation, prolapse and ulceration

Question 30

Lobes of the liver

Answer 30

Right, let, quadrate, caudate

Question 31

Protein breaks down into

Answer 31

Amino acids and ammonia. The liver converts the ammonia to urea and excretes it through the kidneys

Question 32

The only organ in the body to regenerate itself

Answer 32

Liver

Question 33

Emulsification of fats in the intestine

Answer 33

Aided by bile salts from the liver, secreted into the duodenum

Question 34

(5) pancreatic lobes

Answer 34

head, neck, body, tail, and uncinate process

Question 35

Pancreas creates

Answer 35

A mixture of enzymes and insulin, produced by the islets of Langerhans.

Question 36

Pancreatitis

Answer 36

Inflammation of the pancreas, where the digestive enzyme leak out of the ducts, destroying the pancreatic tissue.