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Mod C Unit 1
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Question | Answer |
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The epiglottis covers the | trachea |
What is the top part of the stomach | Fundus |
Out of the trachea, esophagus, pharynx, and tongue what organ is NOT part of the digestive system | trachea |
The role of the mouth in digestion is to mix | food and saliva |
What means “difficulty swallowing” | dysphagia |
What is an infection of the parotid glands | mumps |
What condition is known for pain in the right lower quadrant | appendicitis |
The ___________________appendix is found in the small intestines | vermiform |
What are the folds in the stomach | rugae |
When gastric juices back up into the esophagus because of a poorly functioning lower esophageal sphincter, it is called | GERD |
What vitamin is synthesized in the large intestines | B |
what type of organs are the gallbladder, liver, and pancreas | accessory |
what does the ileocecal valve separate | Small and Large Intestines |
What organ breaks down carbohydrates, protein, and fats | pancreas |
How is Pyloric stenosis treated with | surgery |
What term means gallstones | cholelithiasis |
Reflux of stomach acids and food into the esophagus is | regurgitation |
What type of hepatitis is caused by oral contact with feces from an infected person | Hep A |
Jaundice is what color | yellow |
What procedure is an endoscopic examination of the interior of the peritoneal cavity | laparoscopy |
what is the visual examination of the large intestines | colonoscopy |
what can an excessive of intake of alcohol cause | pancreatitis |
How do you treat cholelitiasis | with surgery |
What are the wavelike movements that propels the food through the digestive system | peristalsis |
What is the medical term for black tarry stool | melena |
What is the process of chewing called | mastication |
What is inflammation of the liver | hepatitis |
Whats the abbreviation for gastroesophogeal reflux disease | GERD |
What is the medical term for inflammation of the gallbladder | cholecystitis |
What is the medical term for suture of a hernia | herniorrhaphy |
An esophagus that ends in a blind pouch and lacks an opening into the stomach is | esophageal atresia |
Bright red, frank lower GI bleeding from the rectum is | hematochezia |
What is the medical term for blood in vomit | hematemesis |
What is the term for releasing feces | defecation |
what are varicose veins in the lower rectum or anus called | hemorrhoids |
What is the development of pouches in the lining of the intestine called | diverticulitis or diverticulosis |
What is a benign growth that may occur in the intestines | polyp |
What is an Ileus | obstruction |
emesis | vomit |
pepsia | digestion |
tresia | condition of an opening |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
dent/i or dent/o | teeth |
enter/o | small intestine |
gastr/o | stomach |
hepat/o | liver |
or/o | oral cavity |
proct/o | rectum and anus |
itis | inflammation |
osis | condition |
dys | difficult |
hyper | excessive |
hypo | below |
peri | surrounding |
phag/o | eat/swallow |
stalsis | contraction |
aliment/o | nutrition |
ectomy | removal |
rrhea flow/discharge | |
inflammatory bowel disease | IBD |
peptic ulcer disease | PUD |
barium enema | BE |
barium swallow | BaS |
gallbladder | GB |
bowel movement | BM |
hepatitis A virus | HAV |
gastrointestinal | GI |
hepatitis B virus | HBV |
irritable bowel syndrome | IBS |
laparoscopy | lap |
nausea/vomiting | N/V |
nausea/vomiting/diarrhea | N/V/D |
nothing by mouth | NPO |
by mouth | PO |