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Flashcards in Digestive System Deck (48)
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1
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Chol/o

A

Bile, gall

2
Q

An/o

A

Anus

3
Q

Col/o

A

Colon, large intestine

4
Q

Enter/o

A

Small intestine

5
Q

-phagia

A

Eating, swallowing

6
Q

Gastr/o

A

Stomach

7
Q

Esophag/o

A

Esophagus

8
Q

Cholecyst/o

A

Gallbladder

9
Q

Hepat/o

A

Liver

10
Q

-lithiasis

A

Presence of stones

11
Q

-pepsia

A

Digest, digestion

12
Q

-emisis

A

Vomiting

13
Q

Proct/o

A

Anus and rectum

14
Q

Rect/o

A

Rectum, straight

15
Q

The visual examination of the anal canal and lower rectum is known as _____.

Anoscopy, colonoscopy, proctoscopy, sigmoidoscopy

A

Anoscopy

16
Q

The term ______ means any disease of the mouth due to a fungus.

Salmonellosis, stomatomycosis, stomatitis, steatorrhea

A

Stomatomycosis

17
Q

Stomat/o

A

Mouth or oral cavity

18
Q

The _______ is the last and longest portion of the small intestine

Cecum, ileum, jejunum, pylorus

A

Ileum

19
Q

The inability to control the excretion of feces is called _____

Bowel incontinence, constipation, anal fissure, hematochezia

A

Bowel Incontinence

20
Q

The liver secretes _____, which is stored in the gallbladder for later use.

A

Bile

21
Q

The ______ travels upward from the cecum to the undersurface of the liver.

Ascending, descending, sigmoid, or transverse colon

A

Ascending

22
Q

The process of the building up of body cells and substances from nutrients is known as __________

Anabolism, catabolism, defecation, mastication

A

Anabolism

23
Q

The bone and soft tissues that surround and support the teeth are known as the _________

Dentition, gingiva, occlusion, periodontium

A

Periodontium

24
Q

The condition characterized by the telescoping of one part of the intestine into another is ____________.

Borborygmus, flatus, intussusception, volvulus

A

Intussusception

25
Q

S-shaped structure of the large intestine

A

Sigmoid colon

26
Q

Widest division of the large intestine

A

Rectum

27
Q

Middle portion of the small intestine

Cecum, duodenum, jejunum, rectum

A

Jejunum

28
Q

First portion of the small intestine

Cecum, duodenum, jejunum

A

Duodenum

29
Q

Connects the small and large intestine

Cecum, duodenum, jejunum

A

Cecum

30
Q

The medical term for vomiting blood is ________

Hematemesis, hyperemesis

A

Hematemesis

31
Q

The _______ virus is transmitted mainly through contamination of food and water with infected fecal matter

Hep A or Hep B

A

Hep A

32
Q

The medical term meaning inflammation of the small intestine is ______.

Colitis or enteritis

A

Enteritis

33
Q

________ are the folds in the mucosa lining of the stomach, allowing it to increase and decrease in size

Rugae or uvula

A

Rugae

34
Q

___________ is a chronic degenerative disease of the liver characterized by scarring

Ascites, hepatomegaly, cirrhosis

A

Cirrhosis

35
Q

A _________ is the surgical fixation of the rectum to some adjacent tissue or organ

Hemorrhoidectomy or proctopexy

A

Proctopexy

36
Q

Cheil-

A

Lips

37
Q

Xer/o

A

Dry

38
Q

The surgical removal of part or all of the stomach is a ________

Gastrectomy, gastritis, gastroenteritis, gastrotomy

A

Gastrectomy

39
Q

The medical term meaning difficulty in swallowing is _________

Anorexia, dyspepsia, dysphagia, pyrosis

A

Dysphagia

40
Q

The chronic degeneration of the liver caused by excessive alcohol abuse is called ______

cirrhosis, hep c, hep a, hepatomegaly

A

Cirrhosis

41
Q

The _________ is the ring-like muscle that controls the flow from the stomach to the small intestine

A

Pyloric sphincter

42
Q

The partial or complete blockage of the small or large intestine

Enteritis, diverticulum, ileus

A

Ileus

43
Q

This condition is an abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity

Ascites melena or rectocele

A

Ascites

44
Q

Medical term for no teeth

Bruxism, dental caries, edentulous

A

Edentulous

45
Q

The medical term for excessive vomit

Aerophagia, dyspepsia, hyperememsis

A

Hyperemesis

46
Q

The passage of black, tarry, foul-smelling stools, blood from the upper GI

Hematochezia, melena, steatorrhea

A

Melena

47
Q

The surgical removal of all or part of the liver is known as __________.

Hepatectomy, hepatomy, hepatoplaxy

A

Hepatectomy

48
Q

-pexy

A

Surgical fixation