Chapter 8&9: Digestive System and Urinary System

What of the following surgical procedures would treat obesity?

Gastric stapling

Taste buds are located on the:

Tongue

Which term describes a malignant tumor of the kidney that occurs in young children?

Wilms tumor

What term means the increased excretion of urine?

diuresis

An outpouching off the gut is called a(n):

diverticulum

An abnormal tube-like passage is called a:

fistula

The folds in the lining of the stomach are called:

rugae

The liver produces aid in digestion.

Bile

What medical term means slow digestion?

Bradypepsia

Saliva contains digestive enzymes to begin digesting:

Carbohydrates

Food leaving the small intestine first enters the _______ of the colon.

Cecum

The appendix is a small structure off the end of the:

Cecum

What of the following surgical procedures would treat stones in the digestive system?

Choledocholithotripsy

The partially digested liquid mixture in the stomach is called:

Chyme

Which of the following conditions is a gongenital anomaly? a. Ascites b. Anal fistula c. Cleft lip d. Inguinal hernia

Cleft Lip

What medical term means process of viewing colon?

Colonoscopy

The proper name for the baby teeth is the ____ teeth.

Deciduous

The medical term for frequent, watery bowel movements is:

Diarrhea

The _____ of the small intestine receives food from the stomach.

Duodenum

The correct order of the three sections of the small intestine is:

Duodenum, jejunum, ileum

What of the following conditions is characterized by diarrhea, often with blood and mucus?

Dysentery

What medical term means abnormal appetite?

Dysorexia

What condition is also known as bed-wetting?

Enuresis

Emulsification breaks up ______ into smaller particles.

Fat

What of the following surgical procedures would remove an abnormal passageway?

Fistulectomy

Which abbreviation stands for a pathological condition? a. GERD b. FOBT c. NG d. O&P

GERD

What medical term means stomach pain?

Gastralgia

What medical term means surgical removal of stomach?

Gastrectomy

What X-ray would be used to visualize the gallbladder?

IV Cholecystography

What procedures uses nasogastric tube to wash out the stomach?

Lavage

What medication is used to treat constipation?

Laxative

An elevated alanine transaminase level indicates _____ disease.

Liver

Cirrhosis is a general name for chronic disease of the :

Liver

Which is an accessory organ of the digestive system? a. Liver b. Pancreas c. Salivary Gland d. All of the above

Liver, Pancreas, Salivary Gland

What abbreviation stands for nothing by mouth?

NPO

Which abbreviation stands for a lab test? a. N&V b. IBS c. UGI d. O&P

O&P

The section of the pharynx associated with the mouth is the:

Oropharynx

In which congenital abnormality is the urethral opening on one side of the penis?

Paraspadias

The Helicobacter pylori bacteria cause what condition?

Peptic ulcer disease

What medical term means excessive eating?

Polyphagia

What medical term means dropping of the rectum and anus?

Proctoptosis

The portion of a tooth that is located below the gum line is the:

Root

What of the following endoscopic exams would be used to view inside a section of the colon?

Sigmoidoscopy

Peptic ulcer disease occurs in the:

Stomach and Duodenum

What medication is used to treat obesity?

Anorexiant

A partial or complete set of artificial teeth is called a(n):

Denture

What term describes the procedure used to remove waste products from the blood of a patient whose kidneys no longer work?

dialysis

The common bile duct empties into the:

duodenum

What term means difficult or painful urination?

dysuria

The medical term for vomiting is:

emesis

The crown of a tooth is covered by:

enamel

The pancrease secretes:

enzymes and buffers

The epiglottis shunts food into the:

esophagus

What condition is also known as Bright's disease and causes red blood cells and proteins to leak?

glomerulonephritis

An inguinal hernia is found in the:

groin

A diaphragmatocele is also called a(n):

hiatal hernia

The stomach secretes:

hydrochloric acid

What term means enlargement of the renal pelvis due to an obstruction of the urine flow?

hydronephrosis

What term means abnormally high concentrations of protein in the urine?

hyperproteinuria

What medical term means pertaining to the third section of the small intestines?

ileal

Crohn's disease affects the:

ileum

The yellow cast to the skin that indicates liver disease is called:

jaundice

What is the term meaning the surgical incision for the removal of a stone from the bladder?

lithotomy

Aphthous ulcers are found:

mouth

What term means the distention of a kidney?

nephrectasis

What term means a disorder characterized by the presence of kidney stones?

nephrolithiasis

What term describes the prolapse of a kidney?

nephroptosis

What abbreviation stands for after meals?

pc

A ________ is a small tumor on a stem attachment.

polyp

What term means excessive urination?

polyuria

What term describes the surgical repair of the renal pelvis?

pyeloplasty

Food exits the stomach by passing through the:

pyloric sphincter

Feces is stored in the _____ prior to defecation.

rectum

What term means a toxic condition caused by excessive urea and other waste products in the bloodstream?

uremia

What term means distention of a ureter?

ureterectasis

What term describes the discharge of blood from the ureter?

ureterorrhagia

What term means the surgical creation of a permanent opening between the urethra and the skin?

urethrostomy

The gag reflex is located on the:

uvula

The twisting of the colon on itself is called:

volvulus

What of the following procedures provides the patient with intravenous nutrition?

Total Parenteral Nutrition

Which of the following terms is NOT associated with the digestive system? a. Alimentary b. Gut c. Tracheal d. Gastrointestinal

Tracheal

What term means narrowing of the urethra?

Urethrostenosis

The function of the gallbladder is to store:

bile

Pancreatic enzymes digest:

carbohydrates, fats, proteins

What is the process of inserting a tube through the urethra and into the urinary bladder?

catheterization

Which medical term means removal of gallbladder?

cholecystectomy

What term means a hernia of the bladder?

cystocele

What term means a stone in the urinary bladder?

cystolith

What term means the surgical fixation of the bladder to the abdominal wall?

cystopexy

What term describes the visual examination of the urinary bladder?

cystoscopy

Surgical term means to surgically create a connection between two structures?

Anastomois

What medication is used to neutralize stomach acid?

Antacid

What medication is used to treat nausea and vomiting?

Antiemetic

The ________ section of the stomach tapers off into the pyloric sphincter.

Antrum

What medical term means inflammation of appendix?

Appendicitis