Digestive System Quiz

Question 1

An emetic drug would have which of the following actions?

Answer 1

Induce vomiting

Question 2

Introduction of a fiberoptic instrument through the abdominal wall for diagnostic purposes is called

Answer 2

Laparoscopy

Question 3

Surgical removal of an inflamed gallbladder containing stones is termed

Answer 3

Cholecystectomy

Question 4

Cirrhosis is a condition involving

Answer 4

Degeneration of the liver

Question 5

The guaiac test is used to determine presence of

Answer 5

Blood in the stool

Question 6

You read in a medical report that a patient had a proctoscopic examination. You conclude that the physician will be looking for, among other possibilities, a tumor in the

Answer 6

Rectum

Question 7

Dysphasia is a term describing difficult, painful, or abnormal

Answer 7

Swallowing

Question 8

A patient from a car accident has a swollen belly and the surgeon suspects bleeding into the abdomen. He/she will puncture the belly and drain any fluid looking for blood. This procedure is termed

Answer 8

Abdominocentesis

Question 9

If I have GERD, I have

Answer 9

Severe ‘heartburn’

Question 10

Cholangioenterostomy describes a procedure that

Answer 10

Surgically creates a passageway between the gallbladder duct to the intestine