Exam 3: Gastroenterology /Gastrointestinal System

The process of elimination is also known as a bowel movement or ________.

Which word is MISSPELLED?

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

Because of the definition of the first combining form,we know that hydrochloric acid is partly made up of "fluid;________."

All of the following words are used to describe bilirubin in the blood EXCEPT ________.

A flat plate is an x-ray without contrast dye that is done of the ________.

The liver is an accessory organ of digestion and is NOT physically involved in the process of digestion.

A patient with gluten sensitivity enteropathy has damage to their ________ because of an autoimmune response to gluten.

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

A surgical procedure to remove all or part of the stomach because of a cancerous or benign tumor is a/an ________.

Several different disease processes can cause hepatomegaly,which is an ________ of the liver.

In the patient's medical record,if the healthcare professional writes BRBPR,the patient probably has ________.

What word parts do you need to build a medical word that means "enlargement of the liver and spleen"?

The large intestine includes the ________.

In contrast to constipation,________ is abnormally frequent,loose stools.

A patient with esophageal varices has dilated ________ in the esophagus.

All of the following are symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome EXCEPT ________.

When you build a medical word that means "state of gall stones," you would use all of the following word parts EXCEPT ________.

Bile is a combination of bile acids,mucus,fluid,and two pigments: the green pigment biliverdin and the yellow pigment ________.

A cholangiography is ________.