Exam 9: The Digestive System: The Essentials of the Language of Gastroenterology

The __________ moves food around your mouth and helps the cheeks, lips, and gums hold the food in place while you chew it.

Which of the following terms means pertaining to the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity?

When the newborn baby was examined, the pediatrician noted a large hole in the middle of the patient's hard palate.This condition would be correctly documented as:

Which of the following words means pertaining to the liver?

_________ can result from over distension or irritation of any part of the digestive tract.

The segments of the large intestine, in order, from the end of the small intestine, are:

Alcoholism is the most common cause of fibrosis of the liver, also known as:

Which of the following words has a prefix meaning around?

Which of the following terms means vomiting of red blood?

A slowly progressing inflammation of the liver is:

Which statement about the relationship between peptic ulcers and the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) is correct?

During the sigmoidoscopy, the physician noted several growths on the lining of the colon.She would document this condition as:

The segments of the small intestine, in order, starting from the pylorus, are:

Where would you administer sublingual medication?

A synonym for bend is:

The root -lith- in the word cholelithiasis means :

The suffix that would be added to the root/combining form herni/o- to make a medical word which means suture of a hernia is

The plural form of the word anastomosis is

The _________ closes so that food cannot enter the larynx and trachea.

Which of the following is a chronic, irreversible disease?