Exam 15: The Digestive System

The patient's admitting diagnosis is bulimia. The nurse recognizes this as: ______________

Identify the combining form bili with its closest definition.

The cecum is part of the ________.

Identify the combining form gastr(o) with its closest definition.

Identify the combining form cholecyst(o) with its closest definition.

Identify the combining form choleangi(o) with its closest definition.

Identify the combining form choledoch(o) with its closest definition.

The flap of tissue that prevents food from entering the trachea is the ____________________.

Identify the combining form bucc(o) with its closest definition.

The patient is experiencing vomiting. Which pharmacological agent would the nurse expect to be ordered?

The patient is experiencing cholelithiasis. The nurse identifies this as ___________.

What type of surgery might an obese patient have?

A gastroscopy is a procedure for examining the

Peristalsis is the process of ___________.

The patient is experiencing difficulty digesting food. The health care provider documents this as: ______________.

According to the medical record, the patient is experiencing dysphagia. The health care provider knows that this is:

The chewing of food is called ____________________.