Exam 5: Gastrointestinal System

What is the wavelike movement that propels food through the digestive system?

The healthcare term for indigestion is:

Leukoplakia is a healthy condition of white teeth.

An example of an anastomosis is a(n):

A patient with hematemesis has:

Another name for a cold sore is herpetic stomatitis.

Crohn disease is:

____________________ ani is the common chronic condition of itching of the skin surrounding the anus.

The return of swallowed food to the mouth is called:

The combining form for the upper jaw bone is:

An endoscope is an instrument to visualize the inside of the body.

Patients with disorders of the gums have ____ disease.

A canker sore is:

A synonym for singultus is:

Stones in the gallbladder are choledocholithiasis.

The plural of lumen is ____________________.

The abbreviation for lower esophageal sphincter is ____________________.

A circumscribed, pus-filled area of inflammation in the anus or rectum is an anorectal ____________________.

Presence of stones in the gallbladder is referred to as:

The medical term for belching is ____________________.