Ch 6: Digestive System

Question 1

chol/o

Answer 1

bile, gall

Question 2

col/o

Answer 2

large intestine

Question 3

enter/o

Answer 3

small intestine

Question 4

hepat/o

Answer 4

liver

Question 5

cholecysto/o

Answer 5

gallbladder

Question 6

esophag/o

Answer 6

esophagus

Question 7

lithiasis

Answer 7

presence of stones

Question 8

proct/o

Answer 8

anus and rectum

Question 9

pepsia

Answer 9

digestion

Question 10

emesis

Answer 10

vomiting

Question 11

stomatomycosis

Answer 11

the term means any disease of the mouth due to a fungus

Question 12

ileum

Answer 12

last and longest portion of the small intestine

Question 13

peridontium

Answer 13

the bone and soft tissues that surround and support the teeth are known as the

Question 14

intussusception

Answer 14

condition characterized by the telescoping of one part of the intestine into another

Question 15

What is the cecum?

Answer 15

connects the small and large intestine

Question 16

What is the jejunum?

Answer 16

middle portion of the small intestine

Question 17

What is the duodenum?

Answer 17

first portion of the small intestine

Question 18

What is the sigmoid colon?

Answer 18

S shaped structure of the large intestine

Question 19

What is the rectum ?

Answer 19

widest division of the large intestine

Question 20

Which Word? Hematemesis

Answer 20

medical term meaning vomiting blood

Question 21

Which Word? Hepatitis A

Answer 21

virus transmitted mainly through contaminated food and water infected with fecal matter

Question 22

Which Word? Celiac disease

Answer 22

characterized by severe reactions to foods containing gluten

Question 23

Which Word? Enteritis

Answer 23

inflammation of the small intestine

Question 24

Which Word? uvula

Answer 24

hangs from the free edge of the soft palate

Question 25

Which Word? ileectomy

Answer 25

surgical removal of the last portion of ileum

Question 26

Which Word? cirrhosis

Answer 26

chronic degenerative disease of the liver characterized by scarring known as serosis

Question 27

Which Word? Proctopexy

Answer 27

surgical fixation of the rectum to some adjacent tissue or organ

Question 28

Which Word? xerostomia

Answer 28

lack of adequate saliva due to the absence of diminished secretions by the salivary glands

Question 29

Which Word? Bruxism

Answer 29

involuntary grinding or clenching of the teeth

Question 30

Which Word? bilirubin

Answer 30

Jaundice can be caused by excess of the pigment ^

Question 31

Complete the sentence: The excessive swallowing of air while eating or drinking is known as?

Answer 31

aerophagia

Question 32

Complete the sentence: The return of swallowed good to the mouth is known as ?

Answer 32

regurgitation

Question 33

Complete the sentence: A yellow discoloration of th skin caused by greater than normal amounts of bilirubin in the blood is called

Answer 33

jaundice