common disorders & diseases of the digestive system

Question 1

when the lining of the large intestine cant maintain the usual level of water absorption

Answer 1

diarrhea

Question 2

when the peristalsis moves the stool in the colon too slow

Answer 2

constipation

Question 3

the colon reabsorbs the water too much making the stool hard and compacted

Answer 3

constipation

Question 4

inflammation of the liver caused by excessive consumption of alchohol or a viral infection

Answer 4

hepatitis

Question 5

yellowing of the skin and white part of the eye

Answer 5

jaundice

Question 6

known as “infectious hepatitis” ; contracted through exposure froma fecally contaminated water or food

Answer 6

hepatitis a

Question 7

“serum hapatitis” ; sharing contaminated blood

Answer 7

hepatitis b

Question 8

cyrstals formed by too much cholesterol

Answer 8

gallstones

Question 9

this is used to dissolve gallstones

Answer 9

dissolution therapy

Question 9

open sores found in the esophagus

Answer 9

peptic ulcer

Question 10

is detected using an x-rayprocedure of visualizing the upper digestive trac ; tube with a camera at the end

Answer 10

endoscope

Question 11

cause of all stomach ulcers

Answer 11

helicobacter pyroli

Question 12

s-shaoed gram-positive bacteria that lives in the stomach

Answer 12

heliobacter pyroli

Question 13

“piles” ; when rectal veins are inflammed

Answer 13

hemorrhoids

Question 14

inflammation of the appendix ; caused by hard mass of feces

Answer 14

appendicitis

Question 15

assiociated with improper or insufficient diet

Answer 15

malnutrition

Question 16

if ur weight is within normal range

Answer 16

BMI body mass index

Question 16

people who cant afford to buy as much food to meet the basic daily nutrients

Answer 16

undernutrition

Question 16

a person who consumes too much calories in food

Answer 16

overnutrition

Question 16

heavy accumulation of fats

Answer 16

obesity

Question 17

“anorexia nervosa” ; restrict their food

Answer 17

anorexia

Question 18

used to treat morbid obesity

Answer 18

gastric balloon therapy

Question 19

doughnut-shaped inflatable balloon

Answer 19

gastric balloon

Question 20

“bulimia nervosa” ; secretive excessve eating

Answer 20

bullimia

Question 21

source of energy to fuel our daily activities

Answer 21

healthy diet

Question 22

are tools that can help u develop healthylifestyle

Answer 22

food pyramid & food labels

Question 23

process of breaking down food

Answer 23

digestion

Question 24

processed in the body in a sequential order

Answer 24

food

Question 25

are eliminated via the process of defecation

Answer 25

waste materials

Question 26

may result from a person’s eating habit and lifestyle

Answer 26

disorders of the digestive system

Question 27

professionals who have completed at least bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics

Answer 27

nutrionist

Question 28

Enumerate the 3 gallstones

Answer 28

Cholesterol gallstone

brown pigment gallstones

black pigment gallstones