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Digestive System
Question | Answer |
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What does the suffix -phagia mean? | eating |
What is the term meaning "ring of muscles"? | sphincter |
What does the abbreviation LLQ stand for? | left lower quandrant |
What muscular tube carries food from the pharynx to the stomach by means of peristalsis (rhythmic contractions)? | esophagus |
What organ stores bile? | gallbladder |
What term means difficulty eating/swallowing? | dysphagia |
What esophageal disorder is also known at progressive systemic sclerosis? | scleroderma |
What ulcer is most common in the younger population? | duodenal ulcer |
What does the combining form choledoch/o mean? | common bile duct |
How many permanent/adult teeth are there? | 32 |
What is the term that means connecting two ends of a tube? | anastomosis |
What is the term for an organ or tissue protruding through wall or cavity that usually contains it? | hernia |
What does the combining form steat/o mean? | fat |
What does the combining form cholecyst/o means? | gallbladder |
What does the combining form hepat/o mean? | liver |
A procedure which crushes a stone by sound waves or force is called what? | lithotripsy |
What does the combining form celi/o mean? | abdomen |
What is the medical term meaning throat? | pharynx |
What is a disease that is caused by alcohol abuse? | cirrhosis of the liver |
What is a condition causing inflammation of the stomach mucosa or lining called? | gastritis |
Which type of hernia is where the diaphragm goes over the stomach? | hiatal hernia |
What are the 3 parts of the stomach? | the fundus, the body and the antrum |
What does the abbreviation GERD stand for? | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
What does the combining form gloss/o mean? | tongue |
What does the suffix -chezia mean? | defecation |
What disorder of the liver results in yellow eyes (sclera) and skin? | Jaundice (Hyperbilirubinemia) |
What are the 3 sections of the small intestine? | the duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum |
What does the suffix -prandial mean? | meal |
What is the disease that causes canker sores around the mouth? | herpes simplex virus 1 or HSV 1 |
What does the combining form bucc/o mean? | cheek |
What are the 3 functions of the digestive system? | digestion, absorption, and elimination |
What type of hepatitis has a transmission most commonly through the fecal-oral route? | hepatitis A |