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Chapter 8: Digestive System
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Find the correctly spelled word.
A) varrices
B) varaces
C) vareces
D) varices
D) varices
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) cholecystitis
B) cholicystitis
C) cholecystetis
D) cholecystites
A) cholecystitis
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) anoraxia
B) anonexia
C) anorexia
D) anorixia
C) anorexia
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) diverteculitis
B) diverticulitis
C) diverticvlitis
D) divertiqulitis
B) diverticulitis
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) esophagell
B) esophageal
C) esophagial
D) esophagael
B) esophageal
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) cholelithissis
B) cholelithiasis
C) cholelethiasis
D) cholelathiasis
B) cholelithiasis
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) cachesia
B) cichexia
C) cachexia
D) cachesia
C) cachexia
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) cholecystoctomy
B) cholicystectomy
C) chalecystoctomy
D) cholecystectomy
D) cholecystectomy
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) perodontium
B) periodontium
C) pireodontium
D) periodontuim
B) periodontium
Which condition involves yellow discoloration of the skin caused by excessive bilirubin in the blood?
jaundice
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) voluvlus
B) volvulus
C) volvulis
D) volvilus
B) volvulus
Which term desribes a pain in the gallbladder?
cholecystaglia
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) zerophagia
B) aeroaphagia
C) airophagia
D) aerophagia
D) aerophagia
Which term describes an eating disorder that is characterized by binge eating?
bulimia
Cholangiography is_________?
a radiographic examination of the bile ducts with the use of a contrast medium
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) cholangiography
B) cholaangiograppy
C) cholangoigraphy
D) chalangiography
A) cholangiography
The symptoms of botulism include
paralysis and sometimes death
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) divertiqulosis
B) diuerticulosus
C) divirtuculosus
D) diverticulosis
D) diverticulosis
________ is commonly known as bad breath and is caused by dental diseases or respiratory or gastric disorders.
Halitosis
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) melena
B) milena
C) melina
D) malena
A) melena
Which term describes the breaking down of body cells or substances?
catabolism
A ______ is a single pouch or sac occurring in the lining ot the wall of a tubular organ such as the colon.
diverticulum
Which surical procedure is the creation of a connection between two hollow or tubular structures?
anastomosis
Which condition is the earliest stage of periodontal disease and only affects the gums?
gingivitis
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) labialas
B) labbialis
C) labailis
D) labialis
D) labialis
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) hematemisis
B) hemitemesis
C) hematemesis
D) hematemosis
C) hematemesis
A/An _______ is an endoscopic procedure that allows direct visualization of the upper GI tract.
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Which term means difficulty in swallowing?
dysphagia
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) antiemetix
B) antiemetic
C) antimitic
D) anteemetic
B) antiemetic
The ________ is the narrow passage that connects the stomach with the small intestine.
pylorus
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) butulism
B) botulism
C) botilism
D) botulusm
B) botulism
The term _________ is used to described any disease of the mouth that is caused by a fungus.
stomatomycosis
The _______ is the last and longest portion of the small intestine.
ileum
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) bariatrics
B) barratrics
C) bareatrics
D) bariatrixs
A) bariatrics
The _______ is the fourth part of the colon.
sigmoid colon
Which term describes the return of swallowed food into the mouth?
regurgitation
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) cirrhosis
B) cerrhosis
C) cirrhoosis
D) cirrohosis
A) cirrhosis
A ______ is the surgical fixation of the rectum to an adjacent tissue or organ.
proctopexy
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) ascitis
B) ascetes
C) assities
D) ascites
D) ascites
In which condition does a portion os the stomach protrude upward into the chest through an opening in the diaphragm?
hiatal hernia
In which condition is an abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity?
ascites
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) anastamosis
B) anastomasis
C) anostomosis
D) anastomosis
D) anastomosis
_______ is the twisting of the intestine on itself that causes an obstruction This condition usually occurs infancy.
volvulus
Find teh correctly spelled word.
A) disphagia
B) dysphagia
C) dysphegai
D) dysphagea
B) dysphagia
Find the correctly spelled word.
A) dispepsia
B) dyspipsia
C) dyspepsia
D) dyspepcia
C) dyspepsia
Find teh correctly spelled word.
A) choledocholethotomy
B) choledocholithotomy
C) choledocholithostomy
D) cholidocholithotomy
B) choledocholithotomy
The condition of involuntary cleching of the teeth during sleeping is known as _____
bruxism
Which structure secretes bile?
liver
A blous is _______
a mass of food that has been chewed and is ready to be swallowed
The _______ is the ringlike muscle that controls the flow from the stomach to the duodenum of the small intestines.
pyloric sphincter
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Chapter 8: Digestive System
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Medical terminology
Updated
2012-07-16T17:20:31Z
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