Week 3

Question 1

colonoscopy

Answer 1

visual examination of the colon with a lighted scope

Question 2

bile

Answer 2

a bitter, yellow-green secretion of the liver

Question 3

enzyme

Answer 3

an organic substance that initiates and accelerates a chemical reaction

Question 4

cecum

Answer 4

a cul-de-sac containing the first part of the large intestine

Question 5

ileum

Answer 5

the distal portion of the small intestine extending from the jejunum to cecum

Question 6

GI

Answer 6

gastrointestinal

Question 7

GERD

Answer 7

gastroesophageal reflux disease

Question 8

IBS

Answer 8

irritable bowel syndrome

Question 9

a.c

Answer 9

before meals

Question 10

p.c

Answer 10

after meals

Question 11

cautery

Answer 11

destruction of tissue by burning

Question 12

contamination (contaminate)

Answer 12

to make something unclean

Question 13

exudate

Answer 13

accumulated fluid in a cavity; an oozing of pus

Question 14

fenestrated drape

Answer 14

type of drape with an opening, usually round

Question 15

infection

Answer 15

invasion of pathogens into living tissue

Question 16

informed consent

Answer 16

consent given by the patient who is made aware of any procedure to be performed

Question 17

mayo stand

Answer 17

portable metal tray table used for setting up small sterile fields for minor surgery and procedures

Question 18

ratchets

Answer 18

locking small mechanisms on the handles of many surgical instruments

Question 19

surgical asepsis

Answer 19

procedures that render objects sterile

Question 20

suture

Answer 20

surgical material or thread

Question 21

swaged

Answer 21

a surgical needle attached

Question 22

volatile

Answer 22

easily evaporated

Question 23

appendectomy

Answer 23

the surgical removal of an inflamed appendix