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

The surgical procedure of creating a union between two tubular structures is called:

Peristalsis is:

Which of the following terms means presence of a stone in the common bile duct?

Which of the following terms means pertaining to the digestive tract as a whole?

The patient had a large amount of white-colored discharge from their gums.The periodontist determined that the gums had a bacterial infection.She documented the discharge as being:

The prefix in exocrine means :

What color does the element -rubin denote?

What is the major source of energy for all cells?

Appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant.On palpation, tenderness over McBurney point suggests appendicitis.If neglected, the inflamed appendix can perforate and lead to what condition?

The suffix in defecation means :

In the medical term choledocholithiasis, the root/combining form means

The term cholelithotomy, if deconstructed, means, in the correct order:

The test to detect the presence of blood not visible to the naked eye is:

Which of the following words end in a suffix meaning enzyme?

Which of the following terms means a condition involving the gallbladder?

Which of the following terms refers to a condition involving tissue around a tooth?

The layers of a tooth, from hardest to softest, are:

Dilated veins of the esophagus are:

Which of the following terms means an examination of the abdomen with an endoscope?

The physician suspects that the patient is bleeding from the GI tract although the patient states that no blood is visible in the stool.Which test would be most appropriate to detect blood concealed within stool?