Vocab Quiz 9/19

Question 0

Ileus

Answer 0

Failure of bowel peristalsis

Question 1

Bowel obstruction

Answer 1

Blockage of bowel lumen

Question 2

Intussusception

Answer 2

Prolapse of a portion of the bowel into the lumen of an adjacent part

Question 3

Volvulus

Answer 3

Twisting of a bowel loop on itself

Question 4

Metastasis

Answer 4

Transfer of a cancerous lesion from one area to another