chapter 6

Question 1

bilirubin

Answer 1

orange-yellow pigment formed during destruction of erythrocytes that is taken up by liver cells.

Question 2

bolus

Answer 2

mass of chewed food, ready to be swallow

Question 3

exocrine

Answer 3

gland that secretes through excretory ducts to the surface of an organ

Question 4

sphincter

Answer 4

band of muscles fibers that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening of the body

Question 5

triglycerides

Answer 5

organic compound, a true fat, that is made of one glycerol and 3 fatty acids

Question 6

bucca

Answer 6

cheeks

Question 7

glosso and linguo

Answer 7

tongue

Question 8

bucco

Answer 8

cheek

Question 9

cheilo and labio

Answer 9

lip

Question 10

dento and odonto

Answer 10

teeth

Question 11

gingivo

Answer 11

gum

Question 12

sialo

Answer 12

saliva, salivary gland

Question 13

esophago

Answer 13

esophagus

Question 14

pharyngo

Answer 14

pharynx (throat)

Question 15

gastro

Answer 15

stomach

Question 16

pyloro

Answer 16

pylorus

Question 17

duodeno

Answer 17

duodenum (first part of the small intestine)

Question 18

entero

Answer 18

intestine (usually small intestine)

Question 19

jejuno

Answer 19

jejunum (second part of small intestine)

Question 20

ileo

Answer 20

ileum (third part of small intestine)

Question 21

appendo and appendico

Answer 21

appendix

Question 22

colo and colono

Answer 22

colon

Question 23

sigmoido

Answer 23

sigmoid colon

Question 24

recto

Answer 24

rectum

Question 25

procto

Answer 25

anus, rectum

Question 26

ano

Answer 26

anus

Question 27

hepato

Answer 27

liver

Question 28

pancreato

Answer 28

pancreas

Question 29

cholangio

Answer 29

bile vessel

Question 30

chole

Answer 30

bile, gall

Question 31

cholecysto

Answer 31

gallbladder

Question 32

choledocho

Answer 32

bile duct

Question 33

iasis

Answer 33

abnormal condition

Question 34

orexia

Answer 34

appetite

Question 35

pepsia

Answer 35

digestion

Question 36

pahgis

Answer 36

swallowing, eating

Question 37

prandial

Answer 37

meal

Question 38

dia

Answer 38

through, across

Question 39

peri

Answer 39

around

Question 40

sub

Answer 40

under, below

Question 41

cholelithiasis

Answer 41

presence of formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct

Question 42

cirrhosis

Answer 42

scarring and dysfunction of the liver cause by chronic liver disease

Question 43

colic

Answer 43

spasm in any hollow or tubular soft organ, especially in the colon accompanied by pain

Question 44

crohn disease

Answer 44

form of inflammatory bowel disease (ileum)

Question 45

dysentery

Answer 45

inflammation of the intestine, especially the colon, that may be caused by ingesting water or food containing chemical, bacteria etc and result in bloody diarrhea

Question 46

dysphagia

Answer 46

inability of difficulty in swallowing, aphagia

Question 47

eructation

Answer 47

producing gas from the stomach, usually w/ a characteristic sound (belching)

Question 48

fecalith

Answer 48

fecal concretion (hard)

Question 49

flatus

Answer 49

fart, gas in the GI tract expelling of air from a body orifice, especially the anus

Question 50

gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Answer 50

backflow of gastric contents into the esophagus

Question 51

halitosis

Answer 51

foul-smelling breath

Question 52

hematemesis

Answer 52

vomiting of blood due to bleeding from stomach or esophagus

Question 53

irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

Answer 53

symptom complex marked by abdominal pain and altered bowel function

Question 54

malabsorption syndrome

Answer 54

symptom complex of the small intestine characterized by the impaired passage of nutrients, minerals, or fluids through intestinal villi into the blood or lymph

Question 55

melena

Answer 55

passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by intestinal juices

Question 56

obesity

Answer 56

excessive accumlation of fat that exceeds the body's skeletal and physical standards. 20% higher

Question 57

morid obesity

Answer 57

body mass index of 40 or greater or 100lbs or more