Chol/o
Bile, gall
An/o
Anus
Col/o
Colon, large intestine
Enter/o
Small intestine
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
Gastr/o
Stomach
Esophag/o
Esophagus
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
Hepat/o
Liver
-lithiasis
Presence of stones
-pepsia
Digest, digestion
-emisis
Vomiting
Proct/o
Anus and rectum
Rect/o
Rectum, straight
The visual examination of the anal canal and lower rectum is known as _____.
Anoscopy, colonoscopy, proctoscopy, sigmoidoscopy
Anoscopy
The term ______ means any disease of the mouth due to a fungus.
Salmonellosis, stomatomycosis, stomatitis, steatorrhea
Stomatomycosis
Stomat/o
Mouth or oral cavity
The _______ is the last and longest portion of the small intestine
Cecum, ileum, jejunum, pylorus
Ileum
The inability to control the excretion of feces is called _____
Bowel incontinence, constipation, anal fissure, hematochezia
Bowel Incontinence
The liver secretes _____, which is stored in the gallbladder for later use.
Bile
The ______ travels upward from the cecum to the undersurface of the liver.
Ascending, descending, sigmoid, or transverse colon
Ascending
The process of the building up of body cells and substances from nutrients is known as __________
Anabolism, catabolism, defecation, mastication
Anabolism
The bone and soft tissues that surround and support the teeth are known as the _________
Dentition, gingiva, occlusion, periodontium
Periodontium
The condition characterized by the telescoping of one part of the intestine into another is ____________.
Borborygmus, flatus, intussusception, volvulus
Intussusception
S-shaped structure of the large intestine
Sigmoid colon
Widest division of the large intestine
Rectum
Middle portion of the small intestine
Cecum, duodenum, jejunum, rectum
Jejunum
First portion of the small intestine
Cecum, duodenum, jejunum
Duodenum
Connects the small and large intestine
Cecum, duodenum, jejunum
Cecum
The medical term for vomiting blood is ________
Hematemesis, hyperemesis
Hematemesis
The _______ virus is transmitted mainly through contamination of food and water with infected fecal matter
Hep A or Hep B
Hep A
The medical term meaning inflammation of the small intestine is ______.
Colitis or enteritis
Enteritis
________ are the folds in the mucosa lining of the stomach, allowing it to increase and decrease in size
Rugae or uvula
Rugae
___________ is a chronic degenerative disease of the liver characterized by scarring
Ascites, hepatomegaly, cirrhosis
Cirrhosis
A _________ is the surgical fixation of the rectum to some adjacent tissue or organ
Hemorrhoidectomy or proctopexy
Proctopexy
Cheil-
Lips
Xer/o
Dry
The surgical removal of part or all of the stomach is a ________
Gastrectomy, gastritis, gastroenteritis, gastrotomy
Gastrectomy
The medical term meaning difficulty in swallowing is _________
Anorexia, dyspepsia, dysphagia, pyrosis
Dysphagia
The chronic degeneration of the liver caused by excessive alcohol abuse is called ______
cirrhosis, hep c, hep a, hepatomegaly
Cirrhosis
The _________ is the ring-like muscle that controls the flow from the stomach to the small intestine
Pyloric sphincter
The partial or complete blockage of the small or large intestine
Enteritis, diverticulum, ileus
Ileus
This condition is an abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Ascites melena or rectocele
Ascites
Medical term for no teeth
Bruxism, dental caries, edentulous
Edentulous
The medical term for excessive vomit
Aerophagia, dyspepsia, hyperememsis
Hyperemesis
The passage of black, tarry, foul-smelling stools, blood from the upper GI
Hematochezia, melena, steatorrhea
Melena
The surgical removal of all or part of the liver is known as __________.
Hepatectomy, hepatomy, hepatoplaxy
Hepatectomy
-pexy
Surgical fixation