Ch. 5

Question 1

Anastomosis

Answer 1

Connecting 2 hollow vessels

Question 2

Anorexia

Answer 2

Lack of appetite

Question 3

Ascites

Answer 3

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

Question 4

Borborygmus

Answer 4

The rumbling in your stomach

Question 5

Constipation

Answer 5

Difficulty in passing stool

Question 6

Diarrhea

Answer 6

Frequent passage of watery stool

Question 7

Dysphasia

Answer 7

Difficulty swallowing

Question 8

Flatulence

Answer 8

Gas expelled through the anus

Question 9

Hematochezia

Answer 9

Passage if fresh bright red blood through the rectum

Question 10

Jaundice

Answer 10

Yellow/Orange pigment of the skin

Question 11

Melena

Answer 11

Black tarry stool containing digested blood

Question 12

Nausea

Answer 12

Unpleasant sensation in the stomach with tendancy to vomit

Question 13

N/V

Answer 13

Nausea and vomiting

Question 14

Syrup of ipecac

Answer 14

Will produce vomiting

Question 15

Emesis

Answer 15

Vomit

Question 16

Periodontal disease

Answer 16

Inflammation and disease of the gums, teeth and surrounding areas

Question 17

Esophageal cancer

Answer 17

Cancer of the esophagus

Question 18

Esophageal varies

Answer 18

Swollen varicose veins

Question 19

Gastric cancer

Answer 19

Malignant tumor of the stomach

Question 20

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Answer 20

Solid fluids that return to the mouth from the stomach

Question 21

Hernia

Answer 21

Protrusion of an organ of a part through the tissues and muscles normally containing it

Question 22

Peptic ulcer

Answer 22

Open sore in the lining of the stomach or duodenum

Question 23

Anal fistula

Answer 23

Abnormal tube like passageway near the anus

Question 24

Colin polyps

Answer 24

90% benign. Polyp protruding from the mucus membrane of the colon