unit 11- Digestive system

Question 1

a.c.

Answer 1

before meals

Question 2

NG

Answer 2

nasogastric

Question 3

NPO

Answer 3

nothing by mouth

Question 4

p.c.

Answer 4

after meals

Question 5

p.o.

Answer 5

by mouth

Question 6

BE

Answer 6

barium enema

Question 7

GB

Answer 7

gallbladder

Question 8

GI

Answer 8

gastrointestinal

Question 9

BM

Answer 9

bowel movement

Question 10

BMI

Answer 10

body mass index

Question 11

BS

Answer 11

bowel sounds

Question 12

GERD

Answer 12

gastroesophageal reflux disease

Question 13

or/o

stomat/o

Answer 13

oral cavity or mouth

Question 14

uvul/o

Answer 14

uvula

soft mass that hangs in the back of the mouth

Question 15

pharynx

pharyng/o

Answer 15

throat

Question 16

esophag/o

Answer 16

esophagus

transports food from pharynx to stomach

Question 17

-us

Answer 17

noun ending

Question 18

gastr/o

Answer 18

stomach

breaks down food and mixes with digestive juices

Question 19

enter/o

Answer 19

small intestine

completes digestion and absorption of most nutrients

Question 20

ileum

Answer 20

part of small intestine

Question 21

ilium

Answer 21

the hip bone

Question 22

col/o

colon/o

Answer 22

large intestine/ Colon

absorbs excess water and prepares soilid waste

Question 23

proct/o

rect/o

Answer 23

Rectum

controls secretion of solid waste

Question 24

an/o

Answer 24

anus

Question 25

hepat/o

Answer 25

liver

Question 26

cholecyst/o

Answer 26

gallbladder

stores bile for later use

Question 27

lapar/o

abdomin/o

Answer 27

abdomen

Question 28

periton/o

Answer 28

peritoneum

membrane that lines the abdominal cavity

Question 29

cheil/o

Answer 29

lips

Question 30

gloss/o

Answer 30

tongue

Question 31

lingu/o

Answer 31

tongue

Question 32

-pepsia

pept/o

Answer 32

digestion

Question 33

dyspepsia

Answer 33

painful digestion

Question 34

pyrosis

Answer 34

heartburn

Question 35

H2O

Answer 35

water

Question 36

jaundice

Answer 36

yellow discoloration of the skin

caused by elevated bilirubin levels; lover not functioning properly

Question 37

gingiv/o

Answer 37

gums

Question 38

Gingingivitis

Answer 38

inflammation of the gums

Question 39

aphagia

a- = without, no, away from

-phagia = swallowing

Answer 39

the loss of the ability to swallow

Question 40

append/o

appendic/o

Answer 40

appendix

Question 41

herni/o

Answer 41

hernia

protrusion thorugh the bodywall

Question 42

lavage

Answer 42

to wash out a body cavity

Question 43

regrugitate

Answer 43

the return of swallowed food into the mouth

Question 44

emesis

-emesis

Answer 44

vomitting

expelling the contents of the stomach

Question 45

dysentery

Answer 45

an infection of the digestive system

causes severe diarrhea, bleeding, and abdominal pain

Question 46

CT

CAT

Answer 46

computed (axial) Tomography

Question 47

abdominal ultrasound

Answer 47

high frequency sound waves used to visualize internal organs

Question 48

anoscopy

Answer 48

visual examinatin of the anus

Question 49

barium swallow

upper GI series

Answer 49

use of barium to see upper portion of digestive system

Question 50

GI

Answer 50

gastrointestinal

Question 51

Enema

Answer 51

solution placed in rectum and colon to empty the contents via a bowel movement

Question 52

Barium Enema

Answer 52

use of barium to view lower digestive system

Question 53

anoplasty

Answer 53

surgical repair of the anus

Question 54

colectomy

Answer 54

surgical removal of all or a part of the colon

Question 55

colotomy

Answer 55

surgical insicion into the colon

Question 56

colonoscopy

Answer 56

visual examination of the colon