Chapter 5 Key Terms

Question 1

Alcoholic liver disease (alcoholic hepatitis; alcoholic cirrhosis)

Answer 1

a set of diseases that are caused by the abuse of alcohol

Question 2

Ascites

Answer 2

accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; it is a complication of cirrhosis, congestive heart failure, malignancy, or peritonitis; ascites present problems with technical factors

Question 3

Bile

Answer 3

fluid secreted by the liver and discharged into the duodenum to aid in the emulsification of fats; increases peristalsis and retard putrefaction

Question 4

Cholangitis

Answer 4

inflammation of the bile ducts or of the entire biliary tree

Question 5

Cholecystitis

Answer 5

inflammation of the gall bladder

Question 6

Cholelithiasis

Answer 6

presence of gall stones in the gall bladder or in the bile ducts

Question 7

Cirrhosis

Answer 7

liver disease characterized by diffuse damage to the liver parenchyma

Question 8

Enzymatic necrosis

Answer 8

death of one or more cells due to the release of enzymes

Question 9

Fatty liver

Answer 9

fatty degeneration of the liver cells thus causing a yellow discoloration

Question 10

Hamangioma

Answer 10

congenital anomaly where there is a proliferation of blood vessels that creates a mass appearance

Question 11

Hepatic encephalopathy

Answer 11

associated with cirrhosis of the liver, passage of toxic material from the portal system to the systemic system leading to cerebral manifestation that may include coma

Question 12

Hepatitis

Answer 12

inflammation of the liver, usually from a viral infection

Question 13

Hepatoma

Answer 13

a malignant neoplasm arising from parenchymal cells of the liver

Question 14

Jaundice

Answer 14

denotes a yellowish cast to the skin and sclera; there are medical (nonobstructive) and surgical (obstructive) types

Question 15

Pancreatitis

Answer 15

inflammation of the pancreas

Question 16

Pseudocysts

Answer 16

accumulation of fluid in a cyst-like loculus