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 movment

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

or/o

Answer 13

mouth

Question 14

uvul/o

Answer 14

uvula

Question 15

stomat/o

Answer 15

mouth

Question 16

pharynx, throat

Answer 16

pharyng/o

Question 17

esophag/o

Answer 17

esophagus

Question 18

-um

Answer 18

noun ending

Question 19

gastr/o

Answer 19

stomach

Question 20

small intestine

Answer 20

enter/o

Question 21

ileum

Answer 21

part of small intestine

Question 22

ilium

Answer 22

the hip bone

Question 23

large intestine/colon

Answer 23

col/o and colon/o

Question 24

proct/o and rect/o

Answer 24

rectum

Question 25

an/o

Answer 25

anus

Question 26

liver

Answer 26

hepat/o

Question 27

cholecyst/o

Answer 27

gallbladder, stores bile

Question 28

abdomin/o and lapar/o

Answer 28

abdomen

Question 29

peritoneum

Answer 29

peritoneal, membrane that lines the abdominal cavity

Question 30

cheil/o

Answer 30

lips

Question 31

gloss/o and lingu/o

Answer 31

tongue

Question 32

digestion

Answer 32

-pepsia and pept/o

Question 33

pyrosis

Answer 33

“heartburn”

Question 34

jaundice

Answer 34

yellow discoloration of the skin, liver disfuntion

Question 35

gingivitis

Answer 35

gingiv/o (gums)

Question 36

-phagia

Answer 36

swallowing

Question 37

append/o or appendic/o

Answer 37

appendix

Question 38

`herni/o

Answer 38

hernia, profusion through the body wall.

Question 39

lavage

Answer 39

to wash out a body cavity

Question 40

regurgitate

Answer 40

return of swallowed food into the mouth

Question 41

emesis or -emesis

Answer 41

vomiting

Question 42

dysentery

Answer 42

infection of the digestive system

Question 43

CT and CAT

Answer 43

computed (axial) tomography

Question 44

abdominal ultrasound

Answer 44

high frequency sound waves used to see internal organs.

Question 45

anoscopy

Answer 45

visual examination of the anus

Question 46

Barium Swallow

Answer 46

(Upper GI Series)

Question 47

enema

Answer 47

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

Question 48

Barium Enema

Answer 48

(Lower GI Series)

Question 49

anoplasty

Answer 49

surgical repair of the anus

Question 50

colectomy

Answer 50

surgical removal of the colon

Question 51

colotomy

Answer 51

sugical inscsion of the colon

Question 52

colonoscopy

Answer 52

visual examination of the colon

Question 53

colostomy

Answer 53

creating and artificial opening in the colon