Unit 10: Digestive System- pathology

Question 1

anophony

Answer 1

the sound flatulence makes as it escapes the anus, fart.

Question 2

appendicitis

Answer 2

inflammation of the appendix

Question 3

ascites

Answer 3

retention of fluid in the peritoneum

Question 4

bilirubinemia

Answer 4

elevated blood bilirubin level

Question 5

cirrhosis

Answer 5

liver disease named for the change of color in the liver, build-up of scar tissue in the liver.

Question 6

constipation

Answer 6

difficulty passing feces

Question 7

dental caries

Answer 7

tooth decay

Question 8

diarrhea

Answer 8

unformed, fluid feces

Question 9

dyspepsia

Answer 9

bad digestion

Question 10

fistula

Answer 10

any abnormal passageway in the body that shouldn’t be there.

Question 11

hemorrhoid

Answer 11

abnormal mass of dilated and engorged blood vessels in swollen tissue, occurs internally in anal can or externally around anus.

Question 12

icterus

Answer 12

yellowing of skin, tissue, and/or fluids caused by increased blood levels of bilirubin

Question 13

jaundice

Answer 13

yellowing of skin, tissue, and/or fluids caused by increased blood levels of bilirubin

Question 14

polyp

Answer 14

small, benign growth of luminal surface of large intestine.