Exam 3: Gastroenterology /Gastrointestinal System

The combining form hemat/o- means ________.

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

Cholecystokinin is a hormone that stimulates the pancreas to release lipase.

Obstructive jaundice occurs when ________.

The digestive enzymes amylase and lipase are produced by the liver.

The combining form gloss/o- means ________.

Ulcers are caused by all of the following EXCEPT ________.

In the medical process of absorption,the combining form absorpt/o- means ________.

A hemorrhoid is a swollen,protruding vein in the rectum.

The combining form degluti/o- means ________.

The membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity and secretes watery fluid to fill the spaces between the organs is ________.

When you build a medical word that means "pertaining to (a tube going from the)nose (to the)stomach," you would use all of the following word parts EXCEPT ________.

The guaiac test detects ________.

The word deglutition refers to ________.

The combining form constip/o- means ________.

A postoperative ________ is the absence of peristalsis that occurs when the intestines are manipulated during surgery.

Chemical digestion involves ________.

Which of the following is NOT part of the large intestine?

When cholelithiasis becomes choledocholithiasis,it means that ________.

The suffix -ase means ________.