Exam 3: Gastroenterology /Gastrointestinal System

A sliding hernia is also known as a reducible hernia.

A patient who has been diagnosed with dyspepsia has a symptom of ________.

The walls of the large intestine contain ________ (puckered pouches).

A patient with N&V has ________ and vomiting.

The combining form peritone/o- means ________.

A gastroplasty is also known as a gastric stapling.

The teeth tear,chew,and grind food during the process of ________.

A rectocele is ________ of the rectum.

Ascites is a disease that is related to the ________.

The combining forms peps/o- and pept/o- both mean ________.

The abbreviation GERD stands for ________.

The first part of the small intestine is the jejunum.

The combining form cholangi/o- means "liver."

Bile is produced by the ________ and stored in the ________.

Which of the following suffixes means "enzyme"?

The combining form chez/o- means ________.

The disease of gallstones in the gallbladder is the medical word ________.

The combining form rect/o- means "________."

Chronic,progressive inflammation and finally irreversible degeneration of liver tissue,characterized by nodules and scarring,is ________.

Medications used to treat heartburn by neutralizing stomach acid are known as ________ drugs.