Unit 11 Digestive System

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 reflux disease

Question 13

oral cavity

Answer 13

mouth

Question 14

or/o and stomat/o

Answer 14

mouth

Question 15

uvul/o or uvula

Answer 15

soft mass that hangs in back of mouth

Question 16

pharynx or pharyng/o

Answer 16

throat

Question 17

esophagus

Answer 17

transports food from pharynx to stomach

Question 18

esophag/o

Answer 18

esophagus

Question 19

gastr/o

Answer 19

stomach; breaks down food and mixes with digestive juices

Question 20

enter/o

Answer 20

small intestine; completes digestion and absorption of most nutrients

Question 21

ileum

ilium

Answer 21

part of small intestine

the hip bone

Question 22

col/o or colon/o

Answer 22

large intestine/colon; absorbs excess water and prepares solid waste

Question 23

proct/o and rect/o

Answer 23

rectum; controls secretion of solid waste

Question 24

an/o

Answer 24

anus

Question 25

`hepat/o

Answer 25

liver

Question 26

cholecyst/o

Answer 26

gallbladder; stores bile for later use

Question 27

lapar/o and abdomin/o

Answer 27

abdomen

Question 28

periton/o

Answer 28

peritoneum; membrane that lines the abdominal cavity

Question 29

cheil/o

Answer 29

lips

• itis
• rrhaphy
• oma

Question 30

gloss/o and lingu/o

Answer 30

tongue

• pathy
• dynia

Question 31

-pepsia and pet/o

dyspepsia

Answer 31

digestion
painful digestion (indigestion)

Question 32

pyr/o

Answer 32

fever, fire; pyrosis “heartburn”

Question 33

jaundice

Answer 33

yellow discoloration of the skin

Question 34

gingivitis

gingiv/o

Answer 34

inflammation of the gums

gums

Question 35

aphagia

-phagia

Answer 35

the loss of the ability to swallow

swallowing

Question 36

append/o and appendic/o

Answer 36

appendix

Question 37

herni/o

Answer 37

hernia; protrusion through the bodywall

Question 38

lavage

Answer 38

to wash out (a body cavity)

Question 39

regurgitate

Answer 39

the return of swallowed food into the mouth

Question 40

emesis or -emesis

Answer 40

vomiting; expelling the contents of the stomach

Question 41

dysentery

Answer 41

an infection of the digestive system, causes severe diarrhea and bleeding

Question 42

CT or CAT

Answer 42

computed (axial) tomography

Question 43

Abdominal ultrasound

Answer 43

high frequency sound waves used to visualize internal organs

Question 44

Anoscopy

Answer 44

visual examination of the anus

Question 45

Barium Swallow

Answer 45

use of barium to see upper portion of digestive system

Question 46

Enema

Answer 46

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

Question 47

Barium enema

Answer 47

use of barium to view lover digestive system

Question 48

anoplasty

Answer 48

surgical repair of the anus

Question 49

colectomy

Answer 49

surgical removal of all or part of colon

Question 50

colotomy

Answer 50

surgical incision of the colon

Question 51

colonoscopy

Answer 51

visual examination of the colon

Question 52

colostomy

Answer 52

creating an artificial opening to the colon