Digestive System

Question 1

Anus

Answer 1

The opening at the end of the digestive tract where stool (feces) is expelled

Question 2

Appendicitis

Answer 2

Inflammation of the appendix

Question 3

Appendectomy

Answer 3

Surgical removal of the appendix

Question 4

Ascites

Answer 4

A collection of abnormal intrapetitoneal fluid that can result from conditions such as liver disease and ovarian cancer

Question 5

Cardiac sphincter

Answer 5

A muscular ring that controls the passage of food from the esophagus into the stomach

Question 6

Colon

Answer 6

Large intestine (bowel)

Question 7

Common bile duct

Answer 7

Tube carrying bile from the liver and gallbladder to the intestine

Question 8

Crown

Answer 8

The part of the tooth visible above the gum line

Question 9

Digestion

Answer 9

The process of changing the composition of food so it can be used by the body cells

Question 10

Duodenum

Answer 10

First part of the small intestine

Question 11

Enamel

Answer 11

Enamel covers the crown and is the hardest substance in the body

Question 12

Enema

Answer 12

A solution introduced into the rectum by a tube

Question 13

Esophagus

Answer 13

Tube leading from the throat to the stomach

Question 14

Feces

Answer 14

Waste material from the digestive tract that is expelled from the body through the rectum and anus

Question 15

Gallbladder

Answer 15

Sac below the liver that stores bile and delivers it to the small intestine

Question 16

Gavage

Answer 16

A liquid is introduced into the stomach through a tube via the nose

Question 17

Gingiva

Answer 17

Gums

Question 18

Ileum

Answer 18

Last part of the small intestine

Question 19

Jejunum

Answer 19

Second part of the small intestine

Question 20

Lavage

Answer 20

Process where an organ is washed out

Question 21

Liver

Answer 21

Organ in the RUQ of the abdomen which produces bile, stores sugar and produces blood clotting proteins

Question 22

Lower GI tract

Answer 22

Small and large bowels

Question 23

Palate

Answer 23

The structure that forms the roof of the mouth

Question 24

Pancreas

Answer 24

Produces insulin

Question 25

Peristalsis

Answer 25

Wavelike contractions of smooth muscle that move food through the digestive tract

Question 26

Pharynx

Answer 26

Aka (throat) receives swallowed food and delivers it to the esophagus. Receives air from the nose and passes it to the trachea.

Question 27

Pyloric sphincter

Answer 27

Muscular ring at the end of the stomach that controls the release of chyme (partially digested food) from the pyloric section of the stomach to the duodenum

Question 28

Rectum

Answer 28

End portion of the colon

Question 29

Sigmoid colon

Answer 29

S-shaped lower portion of the colon

Question 30

Sphincter

Answer 30

A circular band of muscle fibres that constricts a

passage or closes a natural opening of the body

Question 31

Stomach

Answer 31

Organ that receives food from the esophagus and sends it to the small intestine

Question 32

Upper GI tract (UGI)

Answer 32

Mouth, pharynx, esophagus and the stomach

Question 33

Anorexia

Answer 33

Loss of appetite usually prolonged.