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Chapter 8 & 9 Review

Jami Iverson-Medical Terminology Summer

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_______ is an abnormal craving or appetite for nonfood substances that lasts for at least 1 month. Pica
Which type of hepatitis is transmitted mainly through contamination of food and water with infected fecal matter Hepatitis A
Which structure secretes bile? Liver
A _______________ occurs when a protion of the intestine is constricted inside a hernia, cutting off its blood supply. Strangulated Hernia
Which term is also known as vomiting? Emesis
The presence of bright red blood in the stool is known as Hematochezia
Inflammation of one or more diverticula in the colon walls Diverticulities
Chronic presence of abnormal number of diverticulla Diverticulosis
Pain or discomfort in digestion Dyspepsia
Difficulty in swallowing Dysphagia
Inflammation of mucosa of the mouth Stomatitis
The __________________ is the ringlike muscle at the base of the stomach that controls the flow of partially digested food from the stomach to the duodenum of the small intestine. Pyloric Sphincter
Whcih condition is the earliest stage of peridontal disease Gingivitis
The ____________ is the fourth part of the colon that joins the rectum. Sigmoid Colon
The _____________ is the last and longest part of the small intestine Ileum
Which term is the telescoping of one part of the small intestine into the opening of an immediately adjacent part? Interssuception
Eating, Swallowing Phagia
Digest, Digestion -Pepsia
Anus, Rectum Proct/o
Rectum, Straight Rect/o
Sigmoid Colon sigmoid/o
Eating disorder by false perception of body appearance Anorexia Nervosa
Branch of medicine to prevent or control obesity Bariatrics
Eating disorder by binge eating and compensutory behaviors ie. vomiting Bulimia Nervosa
Physical wasting away due to the loss of weight and muscle Cachexia
Excessive accumulation of fat in the body Obesity
Which term refers to the examination of urine to determine the presence of abnormal elements Urinalysis
Also knonw as nephrorrhaohy, a __________ is the surgical fixation of a floating kidney Nephropexy
Which radiographic study is also knon as a flat-plate of the abdomen? KUB
Urine drains form the ureters inot the bladder through the __________________ Uretheral Orifices
______________ is an inflammation of both the renal pelvis and of the kidney Pyelonephritis
Which term describes the outer region of the kidney? Renal Cortex
Which term refers to the external opening of the urethra Urethral Meatus
Which type of incontinence usually occurs in older men with enlarged prostates? Overflow incontinence
Which term is also known as ischuria Urinary Retention
Each nephron contains a cluster of capillaries called a Glomerulus
Distention of the ureter with urine that cannot flow because the ureter is blocked Hydroureter
Distention of the ureter Ureterectasis
Discharge of blood from the ureter Ureterorrhagia
Surgical suturing of a ureter Ureterorrhaphy
Surgical fixation of the urethra to nearby tissue Urethropexy
Which term refers to a radiographic examination of the bladder after a contrast medium is instilled via a urethral catheter Cystography
A _________ is a surgical incision made to enlarge the opening of the urethral meatus Meatotomy
Which term refers to treatment for a nephrolith lodged in the ureter Ureteroscope
Hernia, Tumor, Swelling -cele
Urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid Cyst/o
Through, between, apart, complete Dia-
Glomerulus glomerul/o
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