Test

Question 1

Combining form for tongue

Answer 1

Glosso

Question 2

The combining form Cec/o is:

Answer 2

Cecum

Question 3

A patient with impaired digestion or intestinal absorption of nutrients is said to have:

Answer 3

Malabsorption

Question 4

A sample to stool to to detect blood that is not normally visible is:

Answer 4

Fecal occult blood test (FOBT)

Question 5

A patient presented with inflamed mucous membranes of his mouth or:

Answer 5

Stomatitis

Question 6

The suffix -ac means:

Answer 6

One affected with

Question 7

Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the abdominal cavity is called:

Answer 7

Paracentesis

Question 8

The term that means excision of the stomach is:

Answer 8

Gastrectomy

Question 9

An artificial opening into the colon (through the abdominal wall) is called:

Answer 9

Colostomy

Question 10

The combining form sial/o means:

Answer 10

Saliva

Question 11

The combining form for intestine is:

Answer 11

Enter/o

Question 12

The term proctitis means inflammation of the:

Answer 12

Lining of the rectum

Question 13

A tumor of the liver is called:

Answer 13

Hepatoma

Question 14

The combining form that means mouth is:

Answer 14

Stomat/o

Question 15

Non-mechanical obstruction of the intestine, caused by lack of effective peristalsis, is:

Answer 15

Ileus

Question 16

The gastroenterologist recommended the patient have a vertical banded gastroplasty to surgically treat his morbid obesity. This type of surgery is referred to as _____ surgery.

Answer 16

Bariatric

Question 17

Difficulty in swallowing is called:

Answer 17

Dysphagia

Question 18

An instrument used for visual examination of the stomach is a:

Answer 18

Gastroscope

Question 19

To evaluate the patient for colon cancer, the doctor performed a diagnostic procedure to visually examine the colon called a:

Answer 19

Colonoscopy

Question 20

The term hepatomegaly is defined as:

Answer 20

An enlarged liver

Question 21

The suffix -pepsia means:

Answer 21

Digestion

Question 22

The anatomic structure that is the second portion of the small intestine is the:

Answer 22

Jejunum

Question 23

The creation of an artificial opening between the stomach and the jejunum is called:

Answer 23

Gastrojejunostomy

Question 24

The urge to vomit is called:

Answer 24

Nausea

Question 25

The term that means inflammation of the gallbladder is:

Answer 25

Cholecystitis

Question 26

The patient's intestinal obstruction was most likely caused by scar tissue from a chronic inflammation that usually affects the ileum and colon. The condition is characterized by cobblestone ulcerations along the intestine wall and is called:

Answer 26

Chrohns disease

Question 27

Expelling matter from the stomach through the mouth is called:

Answer 27

Emesis/ vomit

Question 28

The term for the twisting or kinking of the intestine that causes intestinal obstruction is:

Answer 28

Volvulus

Question 29

The repair of a hernia is called a:

Answer 29

Herniorhaphy

Question 30

Excision of half of the colon is called:

Answer 30

Hemi or partial colectomy

Question 31

Surgical repair of the stomach is called:

Answer 31

Gastroplasty

Question 32

A tumor like growth extending outward from a mucous membrane; usually benign; common sites are in the nose, throat, and intestines, is:

Answer 32

Ulcerative colitis

Question 33

The term that means pertaining to the ileum and the cecum is:

Answer 33

Ileocecal

Question 34

For visual examination of the abdominal cavity during a surgical procedure, the surgeon uses:

Answer 34

Laparoscopy

Question 35

The combining form for gall, bile is:

Answer 35

Chole-

Question 36

Inflammation of the tongue is called:

Answer 36

Glossitis

Question 37

A connection created by surgically joining two structures is called:

Answer 37

Anastomosis

Question 38

Inflammation of the colon with the formation of ulcers, which can cause bloody diarrhea is a disease called:

Answer 38

Ulcerative colitis

Question 39

A visual examination of the rectum is called:

Answer 39

Proctoscopy

Question 40

A combining form for rectum is:

Answer 40

Proct/o

Question 41

The term that means waste from the digestive tract expelled through the rectum is:

Answer 41

Defecation/ bowel movement

Question 42

The combining form cheil/o is defined as:

Answer 42

Lip

Question 43

The term that means visual examination of the abdominal cavity is:

Answer 43

Laparoscopy

Question 44

A chronic disease of the liver that is accompanied by the gradual destruction of cells is called:

Answer 44

Cirrhosis

Question 45

The abnormal growing together of two peritoneal surfaces that normally are separate is called a(n):

Answer 45

Adhesion

Question 46

A condition of stones in the common bile duct is called:

Answer 46

Choledocholithiasis

Question 47

The combining form for liver is:

Answer 47

Hepat/o

Question 48

A term that means incision into the abdominal cavity is:

Answer 48

Laparotomy

Question 49

The patient with ulcerative colitis was scheduled for surgery that would involve the creation of an artificial opening into the ileum through the abdominal wall called a(n):

Answer 49

Ileostomy

Question 50

Prolapse of one part of the intestine inside the part next to it is:

Answer 50

Small bowel prolapse

Question 51

The term rectocele is defined as:

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a variety of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) that involves the herniation of the rectum through the rectovaginal septum into the posterior vaginal lumen

Question 52

A condition that results when too much iron is absorbed from food is:

Answer 52

Hemachromatosis

Question 53

The combining form celi/o is defined as:

Answer 53

Abdominal cavity

Question 54

The anatomic structure(s) joining the pharynx to the stomach is(are) the:

Answer 54

Esophagus

Question 55

The abnormal backward flow of Gl contents into the esophagus is called:

Answer 55

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Question 56

A malabsorption syndrome caused by an immune reaction to gluten is called:

Answer 56

Celiac disease

Question 57

The term esophagogastroplasty is defined as the ______ the esophagus and the stomach.

Answer 57

Surgical repair of

Question 58

The combining form for small growth is:

Answer 58

Polyp

Question 59

Inflammation of the intestines is called:

Answer 59

Enteritis

Question 60

The term for passage of visibly bloody feces is:

Answer 60

Hematochezia