Unit 11

Question 1

a.c.

Answer 1

before meals

Question 2

NG

Answer 2

nasogastric

Question 3

NPO

Answer 3

nothing by mouth

Question 4

p.c.

Answer 4

after meals

Question 5

p.o.

Answer 5

by mouth

Question 6

BE

Answer 6

barium enema

Question 7

GB

Answer 7

gallbladder

Question 8

GI

Answer 8

gastrointestinal

Question 9

BM

Answer 9

bowel movement

Question 10

BMI

Answer 10

body mass index

Question 11

BS

Answer 11

bowel sounds

Question 12

GERD

Answer 12

gastroesophageal relux disease

Question 13

or/o

Answer 13

oral cavity

Question 14

stomat/o

Answer 14

mouth

Question 15

uvul/o

Answer 15

uvula

soft mass that hangs in back of mouth

Question 16

pharynx

Answer 16

throat

Question 17

pharyng/o

Answer 17

throat

Question 18

esophagus

Answer 18

esophag/o
-us=noun ending
transports food from pharynx to stomach

Question 19

stomach

Answer 19

gastr/o

breaks food down and mixes with digestive juices

Question 20

small intestine

Answer 20

enter/o
completes digestion and absorption of most nutrients
ileum=part of small intestine
ilium= the hip bone

Question 21

Large intestine/ colon

Answer 21

col/o
colon/o
absorbs excess water and prepares solid waste

Question 22

rectum

Answer 22

proct/o
rect/o
controls secretion of solid waste

Question 23

Anus

Answer 23

an/o

Question 24

Liver

Answer 24

hepat/o

Question 25

Gallbladder

Answer 25

cholecyst/o

stores bile for later use

Question 26

abdomen

Answer 26

lapar/o

abdomin/o

Question 27

peritoneum

Answer 27

periton/o

membrane that lines the abdominal cavity

Question 28

cheil/o

Answer 28

lips

• itis
• rraphy
• oma

Question 29

gloss/o

lingu/o

Answer 29

tongue

• pathy
• dynia

Question 30

digestion

Answer 30

-pepsia
pept/o
dyspepsia= painful digestion

Question 31

Pyrosis “heartburn”

Answer 31

pyr/o = fever, fire
-osis = abnormal condition

Question 32

H2O

Answer 32

water

Question 33

jaundice

Answer 33

Yellow discoloration of the skin
Caused by elevated bilirubin levels;
liver not functioning properly

Question 34

Gingivitis

Answer 34

inflammation of the gums

gingiv/o

Question 35

a-

Answer 35

without

Question 36

-phagia

Answer 36

swallowing
aphagia
the loss of the ability to swallow

Question 37

append/o

appendic/o

Answer 37

appendix

Question 38

herni/o

Answer 38

hernia

protusion through the body wall

Question 39

lavage

Answer 39

to wash out (a body cavity)

Question 40

regurgitate

Answer 40

the return of swallowed food into the mouth

Question 41

emesis

Answer 41

-emesis
vomiting
expelling the contents of the stomach

Question 42

dysentery

Answer 42

an infection of the digestive system

causes severe diarrhea, bleeding, and abdominal pain

Question 43

CT or CAT

Answer 43

computed (Axial) tomography

Question 44

abdominal ultrasound

Answer 44

high frequency sound waves used to visualize internal organs

Question 45

anoscopy

Answer 45

visual examination of the anus

Question 46

Barium swallow (Upper GI Series)

Answer 46

use of barium to see upper portion of digestive system

Question 47

Enema

Answer 47

Solution placed in rectum and colon to empty the contents via a bowel movement

Question 48

Barium Enema (Lower GI Series

Answer 48

Use of barium to view lower digestive system

Question 49

anoplasty

Answer 49

surgical repair of the anus

Question 50

colectomy

Answer 50

surgival removal of all or part of colon

Question 51

colotomy

Answer 51

surgical incision into the colon

Question 52

colonoscopy

Answer 52

visual examination of the colon

Question 53

colostomy

Answer 53

creating an artificial opening to the colon