Exam 3: Gastroenterology /Gastrointestinal System

A ________ is a central,open area inside a tubular structure,such as the esophagus,small intestine,and large intestine.

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word hepatosplenomegaly?

Resulting from constipation,a ________ is hardened feces that becomes a stone-like mass.

If a doctor orders LFTs to be done,the patient most likely has ________.

The primary accented syllable in the word herniorrhaphy (her-nee-or-ah-fee)is OR.

All of the following are TRUE about a culture and sensitivity (C&S)test EXCEPT ________.

The medical language definition of adenocarcinoma is ________.

For a patient scheduled for an IVC,the doctor is going to be looking at his or her ________.

The definition of the combining form found in the medical word defecation means ________.

The celiac trunk is an artery that carries blood to all of the following EXCEPT ________.

The disease of the intestine that has ulcers but also normal areas of mucosa ("skip areas")is called ________.

Which word is MISSPELLED?

In the medical word peristalsis,the medical word part that means "contraction" is ________.

Bile flows through the common hepatic duct and into the ________.

The combining form stomat/o- means ________.

A person with a colostomy has ________.

The inability to voluntarily control bowel movements.

Which one of these surgeries is used to create a permanent opening in the abdomen in order to feed a patient through a feeding tube?

A chronic,progressive inflammation and eventual irreversible degeneration of the liver with nodules and scarring is called peritonitis.

A herniorrhaphy is a procedure that uses ________ to close a defect in the muscle wall.