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The term for the process of breaking down food is digestion. | A cholecustography images the gallbladder. True | The prefix dys- means "difficult". | The alimentary canal is another term for the GI system. | A colostomy is a new opening of the colon to the surface of the abdomen. |
The process of chewing is mastication. | A new opening for the colon to the abdominal wall is a colostomy. True | The suffix -pepsia refers to digestion. | The sphincter at the outlet of the rectum is known as the anus. | Diverticulosis is a condition of pouches in the intestines. |
The wavelike movement that propels food through the digestive system is called peristalsis. | Withdrawing fluid from a body cavity is a laparotomy. False | The suffix -stomy means "new opening". | The appendix is a wormlike appendage of the large intestine. | Dyspepsia is the medical term for indigestion. |
The process of releasing feces from the body is defecation. | Laparoscopic surgery is through the abdominal wall. True | Either of the combining forms dent/i and odont/o may be used when referring to teeth. | The cecum is the first part of the large intestine. | If you are vomiting blood, your condition is known as hematemesis. |
An incision of the common bile duct is a choledochotomy. | With the exception of the incisional hernia, the use of mesh or other prosthesis is not separately reported when performing hernia repairs. True | When speaking about the small intestine, use the combining form enter/o. | The liver is the organ that produces bile. | An obstruction is an ileus. |
The healthcare term for indigestion is dyspepsia. | Hypoalimentation is the process of taking in more nutrients than the body needs. False | Gastr/o is a combining form that means "stomach". | Mastication simply means the process of chewing. | Pyloric stenosis is a narrowing of the muscle between the stomach and the duodenum. |
Pyrosis is a healthcare term for heartburn. | An incarcerated hernia is the same as an irreducible hernia. True | (blank) | The stomach temporarily stores chewed food from the esophagus. | A proctosigmoidoscopy is an examination of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |
Backward flow of the contents of the stomach to the esophagus caused by an inability of the LES to contract normally is GERD. | The first part of the small intestine is the duodenum. True | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
An abnormal communication between internal organs or from an internal organ to the surface of the body is called a fistula. | The second part of the small intestine is the jejunum. True | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
Common chronic condition of itching of the skin surrounding the anus is pruritis ani | Bile emulsifies fats. True | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
Presence of stones in the gallbladder is cholelithiasis. | The term for bad-smelling breath is halitosis. True | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
Constriction of a tubular structure, including intestines, leading to an impedance of circulation is called strangulation. | A backflow of swallowed food to the mouth is eructation. False | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
An anastomosis is a(n) esophagogastrostomy. | Difficulty with swallowing is dysphagia. True | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
The procedure to correct an omphalocele is a herniorrhaphy. | Pyloric stenosis is a narrowing of the muscle between the esophagus and the stomach. False | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
A gastric resection is called a gastrectomy. | Stones in the gallbladder are choledocholithiasis. False | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
A medication to treat morbid obesity is an anorexiant. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
An artificial opening from the intestinal tract to the outside of the body is a stoma. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
Condition in which the teeth do not touch properly when the mouth is closed is malocclusion. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
A purulent discharge from the tissue surrounding the teeth is pyorrhea. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
Inflammation of the large intestine is colitis. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
A synonym for rectitis is proctitis. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
Inflammation of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts is cholangitis. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
An introduction of a solution into the rectum for therapeutic or hygenic reasons is an enema. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
The procedure used to develop an artificial opening through the abdominal wall is exteriorization. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
Urethral dilation codes are often divided based on initial or subsequent. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |