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AMT Dig gen
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cause of thrush | candida |
| Using nutrients to build up | anabolism |
| Destructive phase of metabolism | catabolism |
| All processes involved in use of nutrients | metabolism |
| Tight band of muscular tissue | sphincter |
| hernia occurring in the groin | inguinal |
| Tube inserted into stomach to facilitate feeding when person cannot swallow | PEG |
| Non-harmful | benign |
| VARICOSE VEINS IN RECTUM | hemorrhoids |
| abnormal opening between two structures | fistula |
| Referring to procedures or surgery involved in weight los | bariatrics |
| Condition attributed to the bacterium Heliobacter pylori | peptic ulcers |
| washing out a body cavity as when someone ingests poisons via mouth | lavage |
| Condition associated chronic heart burn | GERD |
| Use of live microbes to aid in digestive health | probiotics |
| Treated with H2 blockers | pyrosis/heartburn |
| Condition caused by chronic liver disease such as cirrhosis | esophageal varices |
| Hernia in upper part of stomach protruding through the diaphragm | hiatal |
| Serious infection via bacteria or parasite leading to dehydration if untreated | dysentery |
| Protein substance that can cause rapid change in other substances but no change to itself | enzyme |
| Eructation | belching |
| Hepatitis most associated with sexual contact and via blood transfusions | B |
| tarry black stool indicating digested blood | melena |
| Chron's disease is a type of | inflammatory bowel disease |
| Hepatitis transmitted via fecal/oral route | A |
| Hepatitis contracted by exposure to infected blood, sharing needles to inject drugs, or congenitally from mother to fetus | C |
| Wavelike contractions that move food along alimentary tract | peristalsis |
| Accumulation of fluid in abdominal cavity associated with liver disease | ascites |
| Inability to control bodily excretions | incontinence |
| yellow cast to the skin | jaundice |
| Most common symptom of _____________is GERD | hiatal hernia |
| waste product when red blood cells are broken down | bilirubin |
| using a tube thru nose to stomach to provide liquid nutrition | gavage |
| This acronym refers to providing 100% of a persons nutrition thru a tube | TPN |
| surgical connection of two hollow organs to connect back together | anastomosis |
| chronic liver disease marked by failure of that organ to perform functions (frequently associated with alcoholism) | cirrhosis |
| Disease where person is allergic to wheat products (gluten) | celiac disease |
| Breakdown of food into nutrients | digestion |
| Little outpouches in gut wall that can become inflammed and cause pain disorder | diverticulae |
| Regional enteritis is also known as | crohn's disease |
| Disease characterized by diarrhea, often with mucus and blood, severe abdominal pain, fever, and dehydration; | dysentery |
| Bowel blockage that can be physical or from failure of contractions to move foodstuffs along | ileus |
| One section of gut telescopes into another section causing bowle abstruecion | intussusception |
| Small tumors on a pedicle | polyp |
| chewing | mastication |
| The enzyme which breaks down sugars is secreted by the salivary glands begins digestion of | carbohydrates |
| The savory flavor is identified in nutritional terms as | umami |
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