Digestive System: Pathology

Question 1

aphthous ulcers

Answer 1

canker sores

Question 2

cleft lip

Answer 2

upper lip and jaw bone fail to fuse

Question 3

cleft palate

Answer 3

roof of mouth has a split

Question 4

herpes labialis

Answer 4

cold sores

Question 5

periodontal disease

Answer 5

disease of the surroundings of the teeth

Question 6

gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD

Answer 6

acid from stomach into esophagus causing inflammation and pain

Question 7

gastric carcinoma

Answer 7

cancerous tumor in the stomach

Question 8

peptic ulcer disease PUD

Answer 8

ulcer in the lower esophagus, stomach and/or duodenum.

Question 9

anal fistula

Answer 9

tubelike passages around the anal directly into the rectum

Question 10

colorectal carcinoma

Answer 10

cancerous tumor along the colon and rectum

Question 11

Crohn’s disease

Answer 11

chronic inflammatory bowel disease affecting the ileum &/or colon

Question 12

diverticulitis

Answer 12

inflammation of the diverticulum

Question 13

diverticulosis

Answer 13

condition of having diverticula

Question 14

dysentery

Answer 14

disease characterized by diarrhea

Question 15

hemorrhoids

Answer 15

varicose veins in the rectum

Question 16

irritable bowel syndrome IBS

Answer 16

disturbance in the functions of the intestine

Question 17

polyposis

Answer 17

small tumors of the colon

Question 18

ulcerative colitis

Answer 18

chronic inflammatory producing numerous ulcers AKA IBD

Question 19

volvulus

Answer 19

bowel twists upon itself and causes an obstruction

Question 20

cholecystitis

Answer 20

gallbladder inflammation

Question 21

cholelithiasis

Answer 21

presence of gallstones

Question 22

cirrhosis

Answer 22

chronic disease of the liver

Question 23

hepatitis

Answer 23

liver inflammation, fatal