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Digestive and Urinary System
Question | Answer |
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Nothing by mouth | NPO, n.p.o. |
Barium enema | BE |
Twice a day | b.i.d. |
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography | ERCP |
Hydrochloric acid | HCI |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome | IBS |
After Meals | p.c. |
An enzyme that breaks starch down into smaller carbohydrate molecules | amylase |
The orange-yellow pigment of bile; formed principally by the breakdown of hemoglobin in red blood cells after the termination of their normal life span | bilirubin |
The shortest, widest, and most fixed portion of the small intestine, taking an almost circular course from the pyloric valve of the stomach so that its termination is close to its starting point | duodenum |
The irrigation, or washing out, of the stomach with sterile water or a saline solution | gastric lavage |
The distal portion of the small intestine extending from the jejunum to the cecum | ileum |
Word part meaning bile | bil/i or chol/e |
Word part meaning gallbladder | cholecyst/o |
Word part meaning intestines | enter/o |
A protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm is called a: | Hiatal hernia |
How many teeth are there in the primary dentition? | 20 |
Which of the following terms describes the audible abdominal sound caused by hyperactive intestinal peristalsis? | Borborygmus |
The liver stores excess glucose as: | glycogen |
What is the medical name for canker sores | Herpetic stomatitis |
The cup-shaped end of a renal tubule containing a glomerulus | Bowman's Capsule |
An abnormal stone formed in the body tissues by an accumulation of mineral salts | calculus |
The cup-shaped division of the renal pelvis through which urine passes from the renal tubules | calyx |
A ball-shaped collection of very tiny, coiled, and intertwined capillaries, located in the cortex of the kidney | glomerulus |
The functional units of the kidneys | nephrons |
The central collecting part of the kidney | renal pelvis |
This means cloudy | turbid |
External opening of urethra | urinary meatus |
The act of eliminating urine from the bladder | micturition |
Word part meaning thirst | dips/o |
Outer region of the kidney | renal cortex |
Reabsorbtion takes place here | renal tubules |
Abnormal backflow of urine | Vesicoureteral reflux |
Caused by the distention of the renal pelvis and calyces due to urine that cannot exit into the ureters | Hydronephrosis |