Digestive system

Question 1

achalasia

Answer 1

decreased mobility of lower two thirds of esphogus

Question 2

anal fistula

Answer 2

an abnormal passage in the skin surface near the anus usually connecting with the rectum

Question 3

aphthous stomatitis

Answer 3

small inflammatory non infectious ulcerated lesions occurring on the lips, tongue, inner cheeks. canker sores

Question 4

appendicitis

Answer 4

inflammation of the vermiform appendix

Question 5

celiac disease

Answer 5

nutrient malabsorption due to damaged small bowel mucosa

Question 6

cirrhosis

Answer 6

a disease of the liver that is chronic and degenerative causing injury to the hepatocytes (liver cells)

Question 7

colorectal cancer

Answer 7

malignant neoplasm in the large intestine

Question 8

crohns disease

Answer 8

digestive tract inflammation of a chronic nature, causing fever, cramping diarrhea, weight loss and anorexia

Question 9

dental caries

Answer 9

tooth decay caused by acid forming microorganisms

Question 10

diverticular disease

Answer 10

diverticulosis is noninflammatory outpouchings of large intestines, diverticulitis is the inflammation of the outpouches

Question 11

dystentery

Answer 11

painful intestinal inflammation typically caused by ingesting contaminated food or water

Question 12

esophageal varices

Answer 12

swollen twisted veins located int he distal end of esophagus

Question 13

gallstones (cholelithiasis)

Answer 13

bile crystallization

Question 14

hepatitis

Answer 14

acute or chronic inflammation of the liver due to viral or bacterial infections

Question 15

hernia

Answer 15

an irregular protusion of tissue, organ, or a portion of an organ through an abnormal break in a muscular wall

Question 16

herpetic stomatitis

Answer 16

inflammatory infectious lesions in or around the oral cavity occurring as a primary infection caused by herpes simplex

Question 17

hirschsprungs disease (congenital megacolon)

Answer 17

absence at birth of the autonomic ganglia in a segment in the intestinal smooth muscle wall that normally stimulates peristalsis

Question 18

ileus

Answer 18

an obstruction of the intestine

Question 19

intestinal obstruction

Answer 19

alteration in the forward flow of the content in the small or large intestine

Question 20

intussusception

Answer 20

telescoping of a portion of proximal intestine into distal intestine usually in the ilececal region

Question 21

thrush

Answer 21

a fungal infection in the mouth or throat

Question 22

volvulus

Answer 22

a rotation of loops of bowel, causing a twisting that results in an obstruction