Exam 3: Gastroenterology /Gastrointestinal System

If food in the back of the throat presses on the uvula and the larynx is NOT closed,this initiates ________.

The process of elimination or a bowel movement is known by the medical word ________.

Gas produced by bacteria in the large intestine is known as ________.

Which surgery uses a long abdominal incision to open the abdominopelvic cavity widely?

One knows that lipase is an enzyme because of the suffix -ase.

Polyps in the colon can be an inherited disease present in several members of the same family.

When a patient is vomiting blood,the medical word for this is ________.

A patient with gluten sensitivity enteropathy has an autoimmune disorder and a reaction to gluten that damages the stomach.

Receptors on the tongue perceive taste and send this information to the ________.

The gustatory cortex ________.

A small,fleshy,benign or precancerous growth that arises from the mucosa of the colon is a ________.

Which of the following are involved in the breakdown of fats?

A patient with obstipation has ________.

The combining form sigmoid/o- means ________.

Bile breaks apart large globules of fat during the process of ________.

In the word peristalsis,the combining form stal/o- means ________.

Which infection of the large intestine is caused by an unusual strain of the bacterium E.coli?

Cholangiography uses contrast dye to outline the stomach on an x-ray.

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

H₂ blocker drugs are used to treat ________.