Digestive System

Question 1

Appendicitis

Answer 1

Inflammation of the appendix

Question 2

Ascites

Answer 2

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in a abdominal cavity

Question 3

Ballottement

Answer 3

Palpitation technique used to assess a floating object

Question 4

Borborygmi

Answer 4

Audible bowel sounds

Question 5

Bruit

Answer 5

Blowing sound over peripheral vessels

Question 6

Cirrhosis

Answer 6

Liver disease

Question 7

Cholecystitis

Answer 7

Inflammation of the gallbladder

Question 8

Cholelithiasis

Answer 8

Gallstones

Question 9

Diverticulum

Answer 9

Pouch in the walls of a canal or organ

Question 10

Diverticulitis

Answer 10

Inflammation of the diverticulum

Question 11

Esophagitis

Answer 11

Inflammation of the esophagus

Question 12

Flatulence

Answer 12

Excess amount of gas in the gi tract

Question 13

Gastritis

Answer 13

Inflammation of the stomach

Question 14

Gastroenteritis

Answer 14

Inflammation of the gastrointestinal mucosa

Question 15

Hepatitis

Answer 15

Inflammation of the liver

Question 16

Hepatomegaly

Answer 16

Enlargement of liver

Question 17

Hernia

Answer 17

Protrusion of an organ through the wall

Question 18

Organomegaly

Answer 18

Enlargement of abdominal organs

Question 19

Pancreatitis

Answer 19

Inflammation of the pancreas

Question 20

Peristalsis

Answer 20

Wavelike movement

Question 21

Peritoneum

Answer 21

Membrane lining the abdominal organs and cavity

Question 22

Splenomegaly

Answer 22

Abnormal enlargement of spleen

Question 23

Viscera

Answer 23

Internal organs enclosed within abdomen