Chapter 13 - Digestive System

Question 1

an/o

Answer 1

anus

Question 2

antr/o

Answer 2

antrum

Question 3

cec/o

Answer 3

cecum

Question 4

celi/o

Answer 4

abdomen; abdominal cavity

Question 5

cheil/o

Answer 5

lip

Question 6

cholangi/o

Answer 6

bile duct

Question 7

chol/e

Answer 7

gall; bile

Question 8

choledoch/o

Answer 8

common bile duct

Question 9

diverticul/o

Answer 9

diverticulum

Question 10

gingivi/o

Answer 10

gum

Question 11

jejun/o

Answer 11

jejunum

Question 12

lapar/o

Answer 12

abdomen; abdominal cavity

Question 13

or/o

Answer 13

mouth

Question 14

peritone/o

Answer 14

peritoneum

Question 15

proct/o

Answer 15

rectum

Question 16

sial/o

Answer 16

salvia; salivary gland

Question 17

steat/o

Answer 17

fat

Question 18

stomat/o

Answer 18

mouth

Question 19

uvul/o

Answer 19

uvula

Question 20

-cele

Answer 20

hernia; protrusion

Question 21

-pepsia

Answer 21

digestion

Question 22

-ptosis

Answer 22

prolapse; drooping

Question 23

palatine tonsils

Answer 23

pair of soft tissue masses located at rear of throat

Question 24

ampulla

Answer 24

a sac-like enlargement of a canal or duct

Question 25

fundus

Answer 25

part of a hollow organ that is across from or farthest away from the organ’s opening

Question 26

gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Answer 26

caused by stomach acid flowing upwards into the esophagus

Question 27

cholecystitis

Answer 27

inflammation of gallbladder

Question 28

cirrhosis

Answer 28

liver scars

Question 29

hepatitis

Answer 29

inflammation of liver

Question 30

hepatitis A

Answer 30

transmitted via fecal-oral route; most individuals recover

Question 31

hepatitis B

Answer 31

transmitted via bodily fluid, sexual transmission, contact with shared objects, sharing of equipment, nosocomial transmission, or child birth; infection may be mile or can develop into chronic condition

Question 32

hepatitis C

Answer 32

transmitted through bodily fluid, sexual transmission, nosocomial infection, childbirth, or blood transfusion; most people develop into chronic condition; no vaccine

Question 33

hepatitis D

Answer 33

only occurs in people with hep B; no vaccine

Question 34

hepatitis E

Answer 34

transmitted through fecal-oral route, contaminated water, undercooked or uncooked meat; can recover without treatment but may be fatal; no vaccine

Question 35

celiac sprue; celiac disease

Answer 35

immune sensitivity reaction occurring in small intestine when they consume gluten

Question 36

crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis

Answer 36

chronic inflammatory diseases

Question 37

hernia

Answer 37

part of an organ or tissue squeezes through a weak spot in surrounding muscle

Question 38

ascites

Answer 38

abnormal buildup of fluid in abdomen that may cause swelling

Question 39

cholangioma

Answer 39

tumor of bile duct

Question 40

choledocholithiasis

Answer 40

gallstones in common bile duct

Question 41

cholelithiasis

Answer 41

gallstones

Question 42

diverticulitis

Answer 42

inflammation of one or more pouches or sacs that bulge out from wall of a hollow organ

Question 43

dysentery

Answer 43

acute inflammation of intestine presenting with abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea

Question 44

dyspepsia

Answer 44

upset stomach

Question 45

emesis

Answer 45

vomiting

Question 46

flatus

Answer 46

gas in intestine