Digestive System Disorders

Question 1

Peptic ulcer

Answer 1

A sore in the lining of the stomach or duodenum, most commonly caused by infection with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori

Question 2

Inflammatory bowel disease

Answer 2

The general name for a group of diseases that cause inflammation in the intestines

Question 3

Crohn’s disease

Answer 3

A form of inflammatory disease that can affect any part of the alimentary canal from the mouth to the anus

Question 4

Ulcerative colitis

Answer 4

A form of inflammatory disease that attacks the colon

Question 5

Liver Hepatitis

Answer 5

Inflammation of the liver, most commonly caused by a virus

Question 6

Liver Cirrhosis

Answer 6

The irreversible replacement of healthy liver tissue with non-functioning scars tossue; most commonly caused by excessive alcohol intake or hepatitis

Question 7

Diabetes

Answer 7

A condition in which the body is unable to use glucose for energy

Question 8

Type 1 diabetes

Answer 8

Occurs when the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas are destroyed by the immune system and therefore no longer producing insulin

Question 9

Type 2 diabetes

Answer 9

Occurs when either the body does not make enough insulin or it is unable to properly use the insulin it makes

Question 10

Gestational Diabetes

Answer 10

Is often the result of pregnancy hormones or inadequate levels of insulin production