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Chapter 13 The Digestive system Flashcards

1
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What does the root bucc/o mean?

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cheek

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What does the root dent/o dent/i mean?

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tooth, teeth

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What does the root odent/o mean?

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Tooth, teeth

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What does the root gingiv/o mean?

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gum

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What does the root gloss/o mean?

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tongue

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What does the root lingu/o mean?

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tongue

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What does the root gnath/o mean?

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jaw

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What does the root labi/o mean?

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Lip

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What does the root or/o mean?

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mouth

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What does the root stoma/o, stomata mean?

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mouth

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What does the root palat/o mean?

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palate

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What does the root sial/o mean?

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saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct

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What does the root uvul/o mean?

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uvula

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What does the root esophag/o mean?

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esophagus

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15
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What does the root gast/o mean?

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stomach

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What does the root pylor/o mean?

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pylorus

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17
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What does the root enter/o mean?

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intestine

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What does the root duoden/o mean?

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duodenum

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What does the root jejun/o mean?

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jejunum

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What does the root ile/o mean?

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ileum

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What does the root cec/o mean?

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cecum

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What does the root col/o colon/o mean?

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colon

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What does the root sigmoid/o mean?

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sigmoid colon

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What does the root rect/o mean?

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rectum

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What does the root proct/o mean?

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rectum

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What does the root an/o mean?

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anus

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27
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What does the root hepat/o mean?

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Liver

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What does the root chol/o mean?

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bile, gall

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What does the root cholecyst/o mean?

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gallbladder

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30
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What does the root cholangi/o mean?

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bile duct

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What does the root choledoch/o mean?

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common bile duct

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32
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What does the root pancreat/o mean?

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pancreas

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33
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The tube that carries food into the stomach is the what?

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Esophagus

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34
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Wavelike contractions of the digestive tract constitute what?

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Peristalsis

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35
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The appendix is attached to what?

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Cecum

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36
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The hepatic portal system carries blood from the digestive tract to what?

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Liver

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37
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The organ that stores bile is what?

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Gallbladder

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38
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Bile aids in the digestion of what?

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fats

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39
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Bile is produced where?

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Liver

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40
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The duodenum, jejunum, and ileum are part what?

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Small intestine

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41
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Stomatosis in any disease of the?

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mouth

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42
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The term glossolabial refers to what?

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tongue and lips

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43
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The adjective gnathic refers to what?

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Jaw

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44
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A term that means “within the cheek” is ?

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Intrabuccal

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45
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Radiographic study of the salivary glands and ducts is what?

A

Sialography

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46
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The adjective palatine refers to what?

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Roof of the mouth

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47
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The term perioral means?

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around the mouth

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48
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The salivary glands under the tongue are described as what?

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Sublingual

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49
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The term hemiglossal refers to what?

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one half of the tongue

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50
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Dentition refers to what?

A

Number and arrangement of the teeth

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51
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In a gingivectomy what happens?

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Gum tissue is excised

52
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The adjective referring to the esophagus is what?

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Esophageal

53
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The epigastric region is what?

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Above the stomach

54
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A pyloroplasty involves what?

A

plastic repair of the stomachs distal opening

55
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An entervirus infects what?

A

Intestines

56
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Duodenscopy is what?

A

Endoscopic examination of the small intestines first portion

57
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Coloclysis is what?

A

Irrigation of the colon

58
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Surgical creation of an opening into the middle portion of the small intestine is what?

A

Jejunostomy

59
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Inflammation of the ileum is what?

A

Ileitis

60
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In a cecorrhaphy, what happens?

A

cecum is sutured

61
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Proctopexy is what?

A

Surgical fixation of the rectum

62
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Hepatomeagly is what?

A

Enlargement of the liver

63
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Cholelithrotripsy is what?

A

crushing of a gallstone

64
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The adjective choledochal refers to what ?

A

Common bile duct

65
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Cholangiography is what?

A

A radiographic study of the bile ducts

66
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Cholemesis is what?

A

Vomiting of bile

67
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A hepatotropic substance is ?

A

Something that acts on the liver

68
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In pancreatolysis what happens?

A

the pancreatic tissue is destroyed

69
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Inflammation of the bile duct is what?

A

Cholangitis

70
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A pancreatolith is what?

A

Pancreatic calculus

71
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The cholecyst is what?

A

Gallbladder

72
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Ascietes is what?

A

Accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

73
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Icterus is also called what?

A

Jaundice

74
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Inflammation of small pouches in the wall of the colon is called what?

A

Diverticulitis

75
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Occult blood is a sign of what?

A

intestinal bleeding

76
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Mastication is what?

A

Chewing

77
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The cardia is what?

A

Part of the stomach near the esophagus

78
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Cachexia is what?

A

Profound malnutrition and wasting

79
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Caries is what?

A

A tooth decay

80
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Gavage is what?

A

Feeding through an NG tube

81
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HC1 is a type of what?

A

Acid

82
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NG stands for what?

A

Nasograstric

83
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BE, ERCP, and UGI are types of what?

A

Radiographic studies

84
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In TPN, a patient is what?

A

Fed intravenously

85
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The main digestive secretions produced in the stomach are what?

A

pepsin and hydrochloric acid

86
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The pylorus is what?

A

Lower portion of the stomach

87
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The duodenum, jejunum, and ileum are part of what?

A

Small intestines

88
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Bile is needed to digest what?

A

Fats

89
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The hepatic portal system carries what?

A

Blood to the liver

90
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The portion of the large intestines between the sigmoid colon and the anus is what?

A

Rectum

91
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Villi are what?

A

Projections in the lining of the small intestines

92
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The term gingiva refers to what?

A

Gums

93
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Buccal irritation refers to what?

A

Cheek

94
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The roots gloss/p and lingu/o refer to what?

A

Tongue

95
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The term choledochal refers to what?

A

Common bile duct

96
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The cystic duct is associated with what?

A

gallbladder

97
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Intussusception, volvulus, and ileus are forms of what?

A

Intestinal obstruction

98
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Crohn disease is a form of what?

A

inflammatory bowel disease

99
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Jaundice is a symptom of what?

A

Biliary disease

100
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Emesis is what?

A

Vomiting

101
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An anastomosis is what?

A

A communication between two structures

102
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The peritoneum is what?

A

The large serous membrane in the abdominal cavity

103
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Food is moved through the digestive tract by what?

A

Peristalsis

104
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The gallbladder stores and concentrates what?

A

bile

105
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Stomach acid is neutralized in the small intestines by what?

A

bicarbonate

106
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A stone in the gallbladder is called what?

A

Cholelith

107
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Inflammation of the inner surface of the abdominal wall is called what?

A

peritonitis

108
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Dysphagia means what?

A

Difficulty swallowing

109
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Another term of jaundice is what?

A

Icterus

110
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Heartburn, regurgitation, and gastric inflammation are all signs of what?

A

GERD

111
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Surgical fixation of the cecum is termed?

A

Cecopexy

112
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Which syllable has the primary accent in mastication?

A

ka

113
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Which syllable has the primary accent in celiac?

A

Se

114
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Which syllable has the primary accent in cholecystitis?

A

Ti

115
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Which syllable has the primary accent in cholelithiasis?

A

Thi

116
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Which syllable has the primary accent in diverticulitis?

A

Li

117
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Which syllable has the primary accent in fistula?

A

Fis

118
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Which syllable has the primary accent in gastroesophageal?

A

Je

119
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Which syllable has the primary ascent in anastomosis?

A

mo

120
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Which syllable has the primary accent in hepatomegaly?

A

Meg

121
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Which syllable has the primary accent in icterus?

A

Ik

122
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A liver cell is what?

A

Hepatocyte

123
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The acid produced in the stomach is what?

A

HCL

124
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The lymphoid tissue attached to the cecum is what?

A

Appendix

125
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Inflammation of the abdominal membrane is what?

A

Peritonitis

126
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A symptom associated with bilary disease is what?

A

Jaundice

127
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A contrast medium used for gastrointestinal diagnosis is what?

A

Barium

MEDT 211 (16 decks)

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