Exam 10: The Digestive System

Gingivectomy is surgical removal of the tongue.

Visual examination of the abdominal cavity with an instrument that includes a camera, fiber optics, and a long, flexible tube is:

Difficulty in swallowing is called dysphagitis.

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -hepat/o

The patient presented to the Emergency Department vomiting blood. The health care worker would chart that the patient had ________.

The medical term for the passage of gas through the anus is:

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -gloss/o

The medical term for "difficult swallowing" is:

The medical term steatorrhea means "discharge of ________."

A protrusion of a loop of the small intestine through the abdominal wall in the groin region is a(n):

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -cec/o

The creation of a new opening through the abdominal wall into the ileum is ________.

Select the medical term for the presence of many small growths.

The medical term for surgical removal of the gallbladder is:

A patient presents to the clinic complaining of bloating, abdominal discomfort, and irregular bowel movements. His doctor thinks he might have a chronic disease characterized by periodic disturbances of large bowel function without clear physical damage. The name for this disease is:

The combining form lingu/o means "________."

The word root that means "small intestine" is enter.

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -an/o

The medical term for discharge of fat in the stool is:

The medical term for process of viewing the colon is: