Chapter 5 WB

Question 1

Name the condition that sets pancreatic inflammation apart from other organ inflammation

Answer 1

enzymatic necrosis

Question 2

What type of jaundice is characterized by the presence of a gallstone?

Answer 2

surgical jaundice (obstructive)

Question 3

Medical term for gallstones

Answer 3

cholelithiasis

Question 4

Medical term for inflammation of the gallbladder

Answer 4

cholecystisis

Question 5

Medical term for inflammation of the bile ducts

Answer 5

cholangitis

Question 6

Medical term for surgical removal of the gallbladder

Answer 6

cholecystectomy

Question 7

What enzyme from the bowel initiates gallbladder contraction?

Answer 7

cholecystokinin (CCK)

Question 8

90% of all gallstones are caused by too much

Answer 8

cholesterol

Question 9

What causes density of gallstones?

Answer 9

calcium carbonate

Question 10

What is the major cause of cirrhosis?

Answer 10

alcoholism or hepatitis C

Question 11

Which special imaging modality can detect cancer of the pancreas with almost 100% accuracy?

Answer 11

CT

Question 12

What noninvasive imaging modality is now used to visualize the gallbladder and its biliary ducts?

Answer 12

US

Question 13

Which inflammatory process of the liver is caused by fecal contamination?

Answer 13

hepatitis A

Question 14

What is the major component of bile?

Answer 14

water

Question 15

Which of the following is a rare form of hepatitis in the United States?

Answer 15

Hepatitis E

Question 16

Metastatic carcinomas of the liver occur from primary sources of all of the following except

Answer 16

Endometrium

Question 17

Radiolucent gallstones are composed of

Answer 17

cholesterol

Question 18

Which of the following is secreted by the pancreas?

Answer 18

trypsin

Question 19

Portal venous hypertension can result in

Answer 19

esophageal varices

Question 20

If hemoglobin cannot be excreted in bile and eliminated in feces, the result is

Answer 20

jaundice

Question 21

The common bile duct drains into the

Answer 21

Ampulla of Vater

Question 22

Which of the following statements is false?

Answer 22

cirrhosis is not common in the United States

Question 23

Which carcinoma ranks high among fatalities in the United States?

Answer 23

pancreas

Question 24

Which of the following may lead to diabetes?

Answer 24

acute pancreatitis

Question 25

Inflammation of liver cells

Answer 25

hepatitis

Question 26

Most common cause of this condition is alcohol abuse

Answer 26

cirrhosis

Question 27

The end stage of liver disease

Answer 27

cirrhosis

Question 28

The result of bilirubin in the blood

Answer 28

Jaundice

Question 29

This condition will eventually cause calcifications in the pancreas

Answer 29

chronic pancreatitis

Question 30

75% of all cases occur in the head of the pancreas

Answer 30

pancreatic carcinoma

Question 31

A pseudocyst may be associated with this condition

Answer 31

acute pancreatitis

Question 32

Yellow cast to the skin and sclera of the eyes

Answer 32

jaundice