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Exam 4 Questions for Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminolog- Ch. 8-10

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What covers the trachea so that food does not go into the lungs when you swallow?   epiglottis  
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What is it called when fluids and solids come back up from the stomach to the mouth?   regurgitation  
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What is an inflammation of a pouch in the colon?   diverticulitis  
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What is the medical term for gallstones?   cholelithiasis  
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What is a varicose vein in the rectum called?   hemmorrhoid  
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What is the abbreviation for "nothing by mouth"?   NPO  
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What is the disease that destroys the cells of the liver?   cirrhosis  
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What is the term for a visual exam of the colon?   colonscopy  
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What is the medical term for loss of appetite?   anorexia  
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inguinal hernia   loop of intestine through a weak spot in the abdominal muscle wall in groin region  
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abdominal hernia   loop of intestine protruding through diaphragm into thoracic cavity  
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hital hernia, or diaphragmatocele Hint: grandfather had this disorder   protrusion of the stomach through the diaphragm  
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Where is the appendix?   end of the cecum of the large intestine  
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Where is bile produced?   liver  
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What is the medical term for the removal of the gallbladder?   cholecystectomy  
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chol/e   bile  
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cholecystitis   inflammation of gallbladder  
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cholelithiasis   presence of gallstones  
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diverticulitis   inflammation of a diverticulum  
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enter/o   small intestine  
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gingivitis   inflammation of the gums  
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or/o   mouth  
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Where does urine formation take place? Hint: The specific place   nephrons  
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What is it called when you place a tube in the urethra to drain urine from the bladder?   catheterization  
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What is the abbreviation for a urinalysis?   U/A, UA  
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What X-ray is done of the kidney (renal pelvis) using a dye that is injected into a vein?   Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)  
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What is the term for pus in the urine?   pyuria  
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What is the term for the back up of urine in the kidney causing distention?   hydronephrosis  
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What is the term for a kidney stone?   nephrolith  
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What is a 'visual exam of the bladder'?   cystoscopy  
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What would you call it if a patient produced no urine at all?   anuria  
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What is the term for blood in the urine?   hematuria  
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ureter   tubular canal which urine drains from the kidney to bladder  
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incontinence   involuntary release of urine or feces  
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micturition   another term for urination  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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What is the baby called for the first 8 weeks of the pregnancy?   embryo  
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Abortion   doctor terminates the pregnancy  
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What is the medical term for menstrual cramping?   dysmenorrhea  
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What is the area between the urethra and the anal opening called?   perineum  
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multipara   given birth to live infants more than once; one at a time  
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What is the beginning of menstruation called?   meanarche  
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What is the end of menstruation called?   menopause  
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What is the length of time during a pregnancy called?   40 weeks, gestation  
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What is an excess amount of fluid around the testes called?   hydrocele  
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What is the main difference between the urethra in a male and the urethra in a female? (hint: it has to do with what goes through them)   Urethra in male: urine and sperm Urethra in female: urine only  
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What is an inflammation of the glans penis called?   balanitis  
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What is it called when the testes do not descend into the scrotal sac?   cryptochidism  
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Castration   removal of testes; ovaries  
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centesis   puncture of a cavity  
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colp/o   vaginia  
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mast/o   breast  
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oophor/o   ovary  
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orch/o   testes  
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PSA   prostate- specifc antigen; a test for prostate cancer  
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Where is bile stored?   gallbladder  
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urethra   tubular canal which carries urine from bladder to outside of body  
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-algia   pain  
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cyst/o   bladder  
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dysuria   diffcult of painful urination  
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lith/o   stone  
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Spontaneous abortion   body terminates the pregnancy; another name for miscarriage  
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What is "abruptio placenta"?   Placenta tears away from uterine wall prematurely  
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What is another name for a bengin tumor in the uterus?   fibroid tumor  
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multigravida   pregnant one of more times  
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Sterilization   a male or female who is unable to conceive children  
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