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Digestive System Flashcards

1
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Carries bile into the duodenum:

  • Cystic duct
  • Portal vein
  • Lymph duct
  • Hepatic duct
  • Common bile duct
A

Common bile duct

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Another term for jaundice:

  • Achalasia
  • Icterus
  • Hypobilirubinemia
  • Gallstones
  • Melena
A

Icterus

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3
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Select the term that is spelled correctly:

  • pancreatitis
  • pancreasitis
A

Pancreatitis

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4
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Flow, discharge:

  • -ptysis
  • -emesis
  • -rrhaphy
  • -rrhea
  • -phagia
A

-rrhea

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5
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Chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract:

  • Crohn’s disease
  • Colonic polyposis
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Dysentery
  • Achalasia
A

Crohn’s disease

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Test to demonstrate choledocholithiasis:

  • ERCP (Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography).
  • Barium enema
  • Gastric intubation
  • Upper Gl series
  • Gastric endoscopy
A

ECRP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography)

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7
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Spitting up blood:

  • hemmoptsyis
  • hemotisis
  • hemoptysis
A

Hemoptysis

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8
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Select the term that is spelled correctly:

  • stenosis
  • stanosis
A

Stenosis

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Select the term that is spelled correctly:

  • cholitis
  • colitis
A

Colitis

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10
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Abnormal side pockets in a hollow organ, such as the intestine:

  • Caries
  • Ulcers
  • Dysentery
  • Diverticula
  • Ascites
A

Diverticula

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11
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Of the following tests, the one MOST likely to detect an ulcer:

  • Cholecystography
  • Serum hepatitis B surface antigen measurement
  • Intravenous cholangiogram
  • Gastroscopy
  • Abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan
A

Gastroscopy

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12
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Select the term that is spelled correctly:

  • dental karies
  • dental caries
A

Dental caries

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13
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Match the surgical procedures with their correct meanings.
“Suture of a weakened muscular wall”

  • blepharoplasty
  • cecostomy
  • cholecystectomy
  • gastroduodenal anastomosis
  • gingivectomy
  • herniorrhaphy
  • paracentesis
  • sphincterotomy
A

Herniorrhaphy

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14
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Match the terms with their correct meanings.
Pertaining to the tongue and throat

  • aphthous stomatitis
  • bronchiectasis
  • buccal
  • glossopharyngeal
  • cholecystectomy
  • cholecystojejunostomy
  • choledochal
A

Glossopharyngeal

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15
Q

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

  • assites
  • ascites
A

Ascites

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16
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Match the laboratory tests or clinical procedures with their correct descriptions.
“Test to reveal hidden blood in feces”

  • abdominal ultrasonography
  • barium enema
  • CT of the abdomen
  • endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
  • HIDA scan
  • stool guaiac (Hemoccult)
  • nasogastric intubation
A

Hemoccult (stool guaiac)

17
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Match the pathologic conditions with their correct explanations.
“Telescoping of the intestine”

  • hemorrhoids
  • hernia
  • herpetic stomatitis
  • ileus
  • intussusception
  • irritable bowel syndrome
  • oral leukoplakia
A

Intussusception

18
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Select the term that is spelled correctly:

  • herniorrhapy
  • herniorrhaphy
A

Herniorrhaphy

19
Q

Difficulty in swallowing:

  • Regurgitation
  • Flatus
  • Nausea
  • Eructation
  • Dysphagia
A

Dysphagia

20
Q

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Soft inner tissue within a tooth containing nerves and blood vessels”

  • amino acids
  • amylase
  • pulp
  • common bile duct
  • deglutition
  • emulsification
  • feces
  • glucose
A

Pulp

21
Q

Match the meanings with their correct terms.
“Uvula”

• a. collection of fluid in the abdominal cavity
- first part of the small intestine
- first part of the colon
- soft tissue hanging from the roof of the mouth
- after meals
- enzyme to digest starch
- second part of the small intestine

A

Soft tissue hanging from the roof of the mouth

22
Q

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Pertaining to the teeth and cheek”

  • buccal mucosa
  • cecal
  • celiac
  • dentibuccal
  • cholecystectomy
  • choledochotomy
  • colonoscopy
A

Dentibuccal

23
Q

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

  • pancreatitis
  • pancreasitis
A

Pancreatitis

24
Q

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

  • pancreatitis
  • pancreasitis
A

Pancreatitis

25
Q

Buccal means pertaining to the:

  • cheek
  • soft palate
  • tongue
  • throat
  • teeth
A

Cheek

26
Q

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Swallowing”

  • absorption
  • amylase
  • defecation
  • fatty acids
  • amino acids
  • bile
  • deglutition
A

Deglutition

27
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Palatoplasty:

  • Surgical repair of the roof of the mouth
  • Overgrowth of gum tissue
  • Surgical repair of the tongue
  • Cleft palate
  • Prolapse of the palate
A

Surgical repair of the roof of the mouth

28
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Pertaining to the abdomen:

  • Gastric
  • Celiac
  • Colonic
  • Pelvic
  • Esophageal
A

Celiac

29
Q

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

  • dental karies
  • dental caries
A

Dental caries

30
Q

Match the laboratory tests or clinical procedures with their correct descriptions.
“Sound waves are used to image abdominal organs”

  • abdominal ultrasonography
  • barium enema
  • CT of the abdomen
  • endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
  • liver biopsy
  • HIDA scan
  • nasogastric intubation
A

Abdominal ultrasonography

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