Digestive System Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What covers the trachea so that food does not go into the lungs when you swallow? | Epiglottis |
What is it called when fluids 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 term for gallstones? | Cholelith cholelithiasis = condition of having gallstones |
What is a varicose vein in the rectum called? | hemorrhoids |
What is the abbreviation for "nothing by mouth." | NPO |
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 |
Inguinal hernia | Protrusion of a loop of small intestine into the groin(inguinal)) region through a weak spot in the abdominal muscle |
abdominal hernia | Protrusion of abdominal contents through the abdominal wall |
hiatal hernia | protrusion of the stomach through the diaphragm and extending into the thoracic cavity |
Where is the appendix? | RLQ bottom end of the cecum |
Where is bile produced? | The Liver |
Where is bile stored? | The gallbladder |
What is the medical term for the removal of the gallbladder? | Cholecystectomy |
Chol/e | bile, gallbladder |
cholecystitis | inflammation of the gallbladder |
cholelithiasis | presence of gallstones |
diverticulitis | inflammation of the diverticulum |
enter/o | small intestine |
gingivitis | inflammation of the gums |
or/o | mouth |
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