Chapter 8 Word Scramble
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Chapter 8 Test Review Question | Chapter 8 Test Review Answers |
What covers the trachea so that food does not go into the lungs when you swallow? | Epiglottis |
What is it called when fluid and solids come back up from the stomach to the mouth? | Regurgitation |
What is an inflammation of a pouch in the colon? | Diverticulitis |
What is the medical tern for gallstones? | Cholelithiasis |
What is a varicose vein in the rectum called? | Hemorrhoid |
What is the abbreviation for "nothing by mouth"? | NPO-means nothing per oral. |
What is the disease that destroys the cells of the liver? | Cirrhosis |
What is the term for a visual exam of the colon? | Colonoscopy |
What is the medical term for loss of appetite? | Anorexia |
Know he difference between these hernias: Inguinal hernia, Abdominal hernia, Hiatal hernia. | Inguinal Hernia-hernia or outpouching of intestines into the inguinal region of the body. Abdominal Hernia-tear in the abdominal wall. Hiatal Hernia-Protrusion of the stomach through the diaphragm and extending into the thoracic cavity; gastroesoph |
Where is the appendix? | Is a blind ended tube connected to the cecum (or caecum), from which it develops embryologically. The cecum is a pouch-like structure of the colon. The appendix is near the junction of the small intestine and the large intestine. |
What is the main difference between the urethra in an male and the uretha in a female? (hint: it has to do with what goes through them) | In the male urethra sperm and urine. In the female urethra just urine. |
What is an inflammation of the glans in the penis called? | Balanitis |
What is it called when the testes do not descend into the scrotal sac? | Crypotorchidism |
What is the difference between castration and sterilization? | Castration-removal of the testicles in the male or the ovaries in the female. Sterilization-process of rendering a male or female sterile or unable to conceive children. |
Definitions of the following: centesis, colp/o, mast/o, oophor/o, orch/o, PSA | Centesis-puncture to withdraw fluid. Colp/-vagina Oophor/o-ovary Orch/o-testes PSA-Prostate Specific Antigen |
Where is bile produced? | Pancreas |
Where is bile stored? | Gallbladder |
What is the medical term for the removal of the gallbladder? | Cholecystectomy |
Definitons of Terms: chol/o, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, diverticulities, enter/o, gingivitis, or/o | Chol/e-bile, gall, Cholecystitis-inflammation of the gallbladder Cholelithiasis-formation or presence of stones Diverticulitis-inflammation of a diverticulum Enter/o-small intestine, gingivitis-inflammation of the gum, oro-mouth |
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