Ch.8 - The Digestive System - Chapter Homework

pyloric sphincter

The _____ _____ is the ring-like muscle that controls the flow from the stomach to the small intestine.

Hepatitis A

The _____ virus is transmitted mainly through contamination of food and water with infected fecal matter.

uvula

The ______ hangs from the free edge of the soft palate.

Cirrhosis

The chronic degeneration of the liver often caused by excessive alcohol abuse is called ______.

aerophagia

The excessive swallowing of air while eating or drinking is known as ______.

celiac disease

_______ is characterized by a severe reaction to foods containing gluten.

True

A choledocholithotomy is an incision in the common bile duct for the removal of gallstones.

jaundice

A yellow discoloration of the skin caused by greater-than-normal amounts of bilirubin in the blood is called _____.

True

Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis is caused by the abnormal growth of bacteria in the mouth.

False

Bruxism means to be without natural teeth.

False

Cholangiography is an endoscopic diagnostic procedure.

True

Cholangitis is an acute infection of the bile duct characterized by pain in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen, fever, and jaundice.

Bilirubin

Jaundice can be caused by an excess of the pigment ______.

Bruxism

The involuntary grinding or clenching of the teeth is called ________.

feces

The medical term for the solid body wastes that are expelled through the rectum is ______.

dysphagia

The medical term meaning difficulty in swallowing is _____.

enteritis

The medical term meaning inflammation of the small intestine is ______.

hematemesis

The medical term meaning vomiting blood is ______.

regurgitation

The return of swallowed food to the mouth is known as _____.

gastrectomy

The surgical removal of all or part of the stomach is a _____.

Match the term to the description.

anus > an/o swallowing > -phagia large intestine > col/o bile, gall > chol/e small intestine > enter/o

Match the term to the description.

gallbladder > cholecyst/o stomach > gastr/o presence of stones > -lithiasis liver > hepat/o esophagus > esophag/o