GI Test review

Question 1

dental caries begins by the formation of

Answer 1

bacterial plaques on the surface of the tooth

Question 2

atrophic gastritis is characterized by

Answer 2

achlorhydria

Question 3

carcinoma of the oral cavity presenting as a white, sightly elevated plaque is cliniclly describes as

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leukoplakia

Question 4

the most common viral cause of sialadenitisis

Answer 4

mumps virus

Question 5

the most common tumor of the salivary glands is

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pleomorphic adenoma

Question 6

peptic esophagitis is caused by

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reflux of gastric juice

Question 7

most malignant tumors of the esophagus are histologically classified as

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squamous cell carcinoma

Question 8

all of the following are common symptoms and or complications of duodenal ulcer except

Answer 8

carcinoma

Question 9

olverticula of the intestine are most often located in the

Answer 9

sigmoid colon

Question 10

the changes typical of crohns disease are most often in

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terminal ileum

Question 11

crypt abscesses, serpiginous ulcerations and inflammatory polyps of the large intestine are typically

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ulcerative colitis

Question 12

bacteriologically sterile peritonitis is a complication of

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acute pancreatitis

Question 13

obstuctive ileus may be caused by all of the follwoing except

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spinal cord injury

Question 14

which of the following diseases causing malabsurbtion is associated with diagnostic pathologic change in the intestine

Answer 14

cellac sprue

Question 15

genetic predispostion to colonic cancer is inherited as an autosomal dominant tract in

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familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome

Question 16

most pedunculated colonic neoplastic polyps are classified as

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tubular adenoma

Question 17

approximately 50% of all carcinomas of the intestine develop in the

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rectosigmoid area

Question 18

the best serologic marker of colonic carcinoma is

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carcinoembryonic antigen