Digestive System

Question 1

Digestive

Answer 1

converts food into a form the body can use for energy

Question 2

GI

Answer 2

form of long continuous tube that includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach

Question 3

Digestion

Answer 3

breaks down of food particles into small subunits

Question 4

Aphasia

Answer 4

inability to swallow

Question 5

Ascites

Answer 5

accumulation of fluid within the peritoneal cavity = enlarged abdomen

Question 6

Constipation

Answer 6

infrequent or incomplete bowel movements

Question 7

Diarrhea

Answer 7

frequent discharge of watery fecal material occurs

Question 8

dyspepsia

Answer 8

difficult digestion

Question 9

Dysphagia

Answer 9

difficulty swallowing

Question 10

Flatus

Answer 10

the presence of gas or air

Question 11

Flatulence

Answer 11

air expelled through the anus

Question 12

Hematemesis

Answer 12

vomiting blood

Question 13

Hepatomegaly

Answer 13

abnormally large liver

Question 14

Jaundice

Answer 14

yellowish orange coloration of the skin

Question 15

Nausea

Answer 15

symptom of dizziness that includes an urge to vomit

Question 16

Reflux

Answer 16

backward flow of material in the GI tract, or regurgitation

Question 17

Steatorrhea

Answer 17

abnormal levels of fat in the feces

Question 18

Anorexia nervosa

Answer 18

Emotional eating disorder patient avoids food due to a compulsion to become thin

Question 19

Appendicitis

Answer 19

inflammation of the appendix

Question 20

Bulimia

Answer 20

Common eating disorder involving repeated gorging with food followed by induced vomiting or laxative abuse

Question 21

Cholecystitis

Answer 21

inflammation of the gallbladder

Question 22

Corrhosis

Answer 22

chronic progressive liver disease characterized by the gradual loss of liver cells

Question 23

Colitis

Answer 23

inflammation of a segment of the large intestine

Question 24

Ulcerative colitis

Answer 24

chronic bleeding of the colon wall occurs to form bloody diarrhea

Question 25

Crohn disease

Answer 25

chronic inflammation of any part of the GI tract

Question 26

Diverticulosis

Answer 26

presence of abnormal pouches in the wall of the large intestine

Question 27

Hemorrhoids

Answer 27

a swollen condition of the veins in the anis produces painful swelling that may break open and bleed

Question 28

Hiatal hernia

Answer 28

Protrusion of the cardiac portion of the stomach through the hiatus of the diaphragm to enter the thoracic cavity

Question 29

Polyposis

Answer 29

any abnormal mass of tissue that projects inwards from the wall of the hollow organ

Question 30

Abdominocentesis

Answer 30

surgical puncture through the abdominal wall to remove fluid

Question 31

Appendectomy

Answer 31

surgical removal of the appendix

Question 32

Cholecystectomy

Answer 32

surgical removal of the gallbladder

Question 33

Colostomy

Answer 33

artificial opening that is created serves as an artificial anus

Question 34

Gastric Lavage

Answer 34

cleansing procedure in which the stomach is irrigated with a prescribed solution

Question 35

Ileostomy

Answer 35

surgical creation of an opening through the wall and into the ileum of the small intestine

Question 36

Polypectomy

Answer 36

Surgical removal of polyps

Question 37

Stool culture and sensitivity (c&s)

Answer 37

includes obtaining stool samples using the sample to grow microorganisms in the culture