Exam 3: Gastroenterology /Gastrointestinal System

While commonly known as heartburn,the medical language definition of pyrosis is ________.

The abbreviation PUD stands for ________.

A gastroplasty is performed to treat obesity.

The combining form aliment/o- means ________.

The combining form mastic/o- means ________.

The combining form omphal/o- means "intestine."

An hepatocyte is a ________.

The result of a colostomy is a stoma in the abdominal wall.

The abbreviations LUQ,LLQ,RUQ,and RLQ are used to designate the abdominal quadrants.

The abbreviation ERCP refers to an endoscopic retrograde procedure that involves the two structures of the ________.

A barium enema uses a liquid contrast medium to outline the ________.

Which of these combining forms means "yellow"?

The upper gastrointestinal system includes the structures from the mouth through the ________.

The definition of the combining form in alimentary tells us that the alimentary canal ________.

Which of the following is NOT part of mechanical digestion?

A ________ is when a hernia of the rectum pushes on the adjacent wall of the vagina.

The second part of the small intestine is called the ________.

Explain why the CLO test is done when a patient has gastric ulcers.

Telescoping of one segment of the intestine inside the lumen of the next segment is a/an ________.

The combining form lith/o- means "stone."