Ch 6 Digestive System

Question 1

Orange colored or yellowish pigment in bile

Answer 1

Bilirubin

Question 2

Mass of masticated food ready to be swallowed

Answer 2

Bolus

Question 3

Denotes a gland that secretes its products through excretory ducts to the surface of an organ or tissue or into a vessel

Answer 3

Exocrine

Question 4

Circular band of muscle fibers that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening of the body

Answer 4

Sphincter

Question 5

Stomat/o

Answer 5

Mouth

Question 6

Gloss/o

Answer 6

Tongue

Question 7

Bucc/o

Answer 7

Cheek

Question 8

Cheil/o

Answer 8

Lip

Question 9

Sial/o

Answer 9

Saliva, salivary gland

Question 10

Enter/o

Answer 10

Intestine

Question 11

Proct/o

Answer 11

Anus, rectum

Question 12

An/o

Answer 12

Anus

Question 13

Hepat/o

Answer 13

Liver

Question 14

Cholangi/o

Answer 14

Bile vessel

Question 15

Cholecyst/o

Answer 15

Gallbladder

Question 16

Chol/e

Answer 16

Bile, Gall

Question 17

Choledoch/o

Answer 17

Bile duct

Question 18

-emesis

Answer 18

vomit

Question 19

-iasis

Answer 19

abnormal condition

Question 20

-orexia

Answer 20

appetite

Question 21

-pepsia

Answer 21

digestion

Question 22

-prandial

Answer 22

meal

Question 23

Dia

Answer 23

Through

Question 24

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

Answer 24

Ascites

Question 25

Rumbling or gurgling noises that are audible at a distance and caused by passage of has through the liquid contents of the intestine

Answer 25

Borborygmus

Question 26

Physical wasting that includes

Loss of weight and muscle mass; commonly associated with aids and cancer

Answer 26

Cachexia

Question 27

Scarring and dysfunction of the lover caused by chronic liver disease

Answer 27

Cirrhosis

Question 28

Spasm in any hollow or tubular soft organ especially in the Colin accompanied by pain

Answer 28

Colic

Question 29

Chronic inflammation usually of the ileum but possibly affecting any portion of the intestinal tract

Answer 29

Crohn disease

Question 30

Act of swallowing

Answer 30

Deglutition

Question 31

Inflammation of the intestine hat may be caused by ingesting food or water containing chemical irritants,bacteria, or parasites which results in bloody diarrhea

Answer 31

Dysentery

Question 32

Epigastric discomfort felt after eating; indigestion

Answer 32

Dyspepsia

Question 33

Fecal concretion

Answer 33

Fecalith

Question 34

Symptom complex marked by abdominal pain and altered bowel function for which no organic cause can be determined

Answer 34

Irritable bowel syndrome IBS

Question 35

Symptom complex of the small intestine characterized by the impaired passage of nutrients minerals or fluids through intestinal villi into the blood or lymph

Answer 35

Malabsorption syndrome

Question 36

Passage of dark colored tarry stools due to the presence of blood altered by intestinal juices

Answer 36

Melena

Question 37

Formation of white spots or patches on the mucous membrane of the tongue, lips, or cheek caused primarily by irritation

Answer 37

Oral leukoplakia

Question 38

Progressive wavelike movement that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes of the body, especially the GI tract

Answer 38

Peristalsis

Question 39

Passage of fat in large amounts in the feces due to failure to digest and absorb it

Answer 39

Steatorrhea

Question 40

Endoscopic procedure that provides radio graphic visualization of the bile and pancreatic ducts to identify partial or total obstructions as well as stones cysts and tumors

Answer 40

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ERCP

Question 41

Incision of the longitudinal and circular muscles of the pylorus

Answer 41

Pyloromyotomy