Deck 6: Digestive System

Question 1

What does emesis mean?

A) Nausea
B) Vomiting
C) Loss of appetite
D) Pain

Answer 1

Vomiting

Question 2

Which of the following is not considered to be an organ of the digestive system?

A) Esophagus
B) Anus
C) Thymus
D) Colon

Answer 2

Thymus

Question 3

Which of the following is a type of gastroplasty?

A) Anorexiant
B) Lipectomy
C) Lap-band system
D) Restricted food intake

Answer 3

Lap-band system

Question 4

Which of the following is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown origin, frequently affecting the ileum, that sometimes leads to intestinal obstruction and abscess formation?

A) Crohn disease
B) Anal fissure
C) Malabsorption syndrome
D) Bulimia nervosa

Question 5

Which statement is true of the liver?

A) It is part of the small intestine.
B) It is part of the large intestine.
C) It is part of the esophagus.
D) None of the above is true.

Question 6

Which statement is true of the jejunum?

A) It is part of the small intestine.
B) It is part of the large intestine.
C) It is part of the esophagus.
D) None of the above is true.

Question 7

Which of the following is inflamed in enteritis?

A) Internal organs
B) Peritoneum
C) Intestines
D) Esophagus

Question 8

What does hematochezia mean?

A) A blood condition caused by binge eating
B) Blood in the stool
C) Blood in the urine resulting from malnutrition
D) Vomiting blood

Question 9

Which of the following is not a surgical procedure?

A) Gastroenteritis
B) Gastroduodenostomy
C) Hepatectomy
D) Jejunotomy

Question 10

What is meant by esophagectomy?

A) Excision of a segment or all of the esophagus
B) Incision into the muscle of the lower part of the esophagus
C) Surgical anastomosis of the esophagus with another organ
D) Surgically stretching the lower part of the esophageal sphincter

Question 11

Which of the following is characteristic of peptic ulcer?

A) Nausea
B) Vomiting
C) Loss of appetite
D) Pain

Question 12

Which statement is true of the cecum?

A) It is part of the small intestine.
B) It is part of the large intestine.
C) It is part of the esophagus.
D) None of the above is true.

Question 13

What is a common chronic noninflammatory intestinal disorder?

A) Angina pectoris
B) Intussusception
C) Lipopenia
D) Irritable bowel syndrome

Question 14

Which statement is true of the duodenum?

A) It is part of the small intestine.
B) It is part of the large intestine.
C) It is part of the esophagus.
D) None of the above is true.

Question 15

What is another name for the gastrointestinal system?

A) Alimentary tract
B) Peritoneal tract
C) Cardiogastric system
D) Gastrourinary system

Question 16

What is a term for gastric hypertrophy?

A) Hyperacidity
B) Gastromegaly
C) Gastrostomy
D) Phrenogastric

Question 17

Where does the burning sensation occur in GERD?

A) Stomach
B) Heart
C) Esophagus
D) Intestines

Question 18

Which of the following words means the same as a mucous membrane?

A) Mucus
B) Mucoid
C) Mucosa
D) Mucoprotein

Question 19

Which of the following means protrusion of a portion of the stomach through a defect in the diaphragm?

A) Caries
B) Cholelith
C) Anorexia nervosa
D) Hiatal hernia

Question 20

What type of medication relieves or prevents excessive gas in the stomach or intestines?

A) H2RAs
B) Proton pump inhibitors
C) Antiflatulents
D) Anorexiants

Question 21

Which means surgical formation of an opening into the common bile duct through the abdominal wall?

A) Choledochostomy
B) Cholecystostomy
C) Esophagoduodenostomy
D) Gastroenterostomy

Question 22

Which of these words means stomachache?

A) Dysphagia
B) Gastralgia
C) Gastrocele
D) Stomatodynia

Question 23

Which of the following is an instrument designed for passage into the stomach to permit examination of its interior?

A) Gastrotome
B) Gastroscope
C) Gastric lavage
D) Gastrometer

Question 24

What is the long tube that carries food to the stomach called?

A) Ascending colon
B) Descending colon
C) Jejunum
D) Esophagus

Question 25

Which surgical procedure might be used in cases of carcinoma of the tongue?

A) Glossectomy
B) Glossoplegia
C) Linguoplacement
D) Periodontal surgery

Question 26

Colic can mean all but one of the following. Which is not a definition of colic?

A) Pertaining to the large intestine
B) Any disease of the colon
C) Referring to the colon
D) Spasm in any hollow or tubular soft organ, accompanied by pain

Question 27

Which term means surgical removal of loose and diseased gum tissue?

A) Cheilectomy
B) Cheilotomy
C) Gingivectomy
D) Gingivotomy

Question 28

Which term means the upper jaw?

A) Caries
B) Fistula
C) Mandible
D) Maxilla

Question 29

Which is not true of pyorrhea?

A) Involves the gingiva
B) Involves the tissue that invests and supports the teeth
C) Is decay of the soft tissue inside the tooth
D) Is a periodontal disease

Question 30

Which term means a burning sensation of the tongue?

A) Cheilosis
B) Dentilingual
C) Gingivoglossitis
D) Glossopyrosis

Question 31

What is the name of an enzyme that breaks down the type of sugar found in milk?

A) Amylose
B) Amylase
C) Lactose
D) Lactase

Question 32

What is stagnation of the normal movement of food in the intestinal tract called?

A) Duodenitis
B) Enterostasis
C) Peristalsis
D) Peptic ulcer

Question 33

Cheilostomatoplasty is plastic surgery of which structures?

A) Tongue and mouth
B) Mouth and stomach
C) Gums and mouth
D) Lips and mouth

Question 34

Which of the following would most likely result from canker sores of the mouth?

A) Dysphagia
B) Proteinuria
C) Polydipsia
D) Hematemesis

Question 35

Malnutrition could result from all but one of the following. Which is not likely to cause malnutrition?

A) Hyperemesis
B) Malabsorption
C) Aphagia
D) Hyperlipemia

Question 36

Which of the following is the most significant sign of diabetes mellitus?

A) Hyperlipemia
B) Hyperinsulinism
C) Hyperamylosis
D) Hyperglycemia

Question 37

What is the name of the valve that regulates movement of intestinal contents from the small intestine into the large intestine?

A) Jejunocecal valve
B) Ileocecal valve
C) Pyloric valve
D) Cecorectal valve

Question 38

Which of the following tests is used to detect occult blood?

A) Cholesterol
B) Guaiac
C) Lipids
D) Phosphatase

Question 39

Which is a condition characterized by splitting of the lips and angles of the mouth?

A) Cheilosis
B) Stomatomycosis
C) Gingivostomatitis
D) Glossopharyngitis

Question 40

Which term means the presence of pancreatic stones?

A) Pancreatitis
B) Pancreatectomy
C) Pancreatolithectomy
D) Pancreatolithiasis

Question 41

What does cholecystectomy mean?

A) Formation or presence of gallstones
B) Removal of bile from the body
C) Cutting into a bile duct
D) Excision of the gallbladder

Question 42

What is the term for a cleft or a groove in an organ?

A) Hiatus
B) Adipsia
C) Fissure
D) Malocclusion

Question 43

Which of the following means the presence of a calculus in the salivary ducts or glands?

A) Cholelithiasis
B) Peristalsis
C) Sialolithiasis
D) Stricture

Question 44

What does gastrointestinal pertain to?

A) The stomach and the intestines
B) The diaphragm and the intestines
C) The stomach and lungs
D) None of the above

Question 45

What is pyloroscopy?

A) Endoscopic inspection of the opening between the stomach and the duodenum
B) Endoscopic inspection of the opening between the esophagus and the stomach
C) Formation of a new opening between the stomach and the duodenum
D) Formation of a new opening between the esophagus and the stomach

Question 46

What is cholecystitis?

A) Inflammation of the gallbladder
B) Inflammation of the liver
C) Infection of the pancreatic duct
D) Infection of a submaxillary salivary gland

Question 47

Which segment of the colon extends across the upper part of the abdomen?

A) Ascending colon
B) Descending colon
C) Sigmoid colon
D) Transverse colon

Question 48

Which of the following is not a function of the pancreas?

A) It produces bile.
B) It produces insulin.
C) It produces amylase and lipase.
D) It produces juices that contain enzymes.

Question 49

What does hemicolectomy mean?

A) An abnormal communication between the colon and another organ
B) Anastomosis of the colon with a portion of the small intestine
C) Excision of approximately half of the colon
D) Repair of a fissure of the colon

Question 50

What is hepatectomy?

A) Incision of the liver
B) Removal of part of the liver
C) Cutting away tissue to remove stones from the hepatic duct
D) Excision of stones from the hepatic duct

Question 51

Which of the following is a diagnostic procedure that is often useful in determining the presence of a gallstone in a patient?

A) Cholecystitis
B) Cholithiasis
C) Computed tomography
D) Hepatospenolysis

Question 52

Which term means removal of pancreatic stones?

A) Pancreatography
B) Pancreatectomy
C) Pancreatopathy
D) Pancreatolithectomy

Question 53

Where is the tube inserted when a nasogastric tube is used?

A) Into the rectum
B) Through the abdominal wall
C) Through the mouth
D) Through the nose

Question 54

In the event of ingested poisons, it may be necessary to use a nasogastric tube to irrigate the stomach. Physiologic saline, 1% sodium bicarbonate, plain water, or a specific antidote for a poison is funneled into the stomach and then removed, bringing with it the contents of the stomach. What is the procedure that is described?

A) Hiatal herniation
B) Gastric lavage
C) Coloclysis
D) Gastropexy

Question 55

Which term means a deficiency of fats?

A) Hypoinsulinism
B) Hypoglycemia
C) Lipopenia
D) Amylopenia

Question 56

Which term means cutting of certain nerves to reduce the amount of acid in the stomach?

A) Atresia
B) Cheilorrhaphy
C) Sphincterectomy
D) Vagotomy

Question 57

What is cirrhosis?

A) A chronic liver disease
B) A chronic disease of the gallbladder
C) An acute stomach disorder
D) An acute condition characterized by pancreatic stone formation

Question 58

What is the name of the instrument that is used to examine the S-shaped portion of the colon?

A) Esophagoscopy
B) Pyloromyotomy
C) Sigmoidoscope
D) Speculum

Question 59

Which condition is expected if the body produces too much insulin?

A) Hypoglycemia
B) Hypolipemia
C) Hypoinsulinemia
D) Hyperproteinemia

Question 60

What is the term for inflammation of a salivary gland?

A) Lymphadenitis
B) Glossopharyngitis
C) Choledochitis
D) Sialadenitis

Question 61

What is the lining of the digestive tract called?

A) Mucoid
B) Mucosa
C) Mucus
D) Gastromucus

Question 62

Which term means a congenital absence or closure of a normal body orifice?

A) Achalasia
B) Atresia
C) Auscultation
D) Bolus

Question 63

Which term means the prolapse of one part of the intestine into the lumen of an immediately joining part?

A) Adhesion
B) Intussusception
C) Occlusion
D) Volvulus

Question 64

What is the term for masses of dilated, varicose veins in the anal canal?

A) Rectoceles
B) Hemorrhoids
C) Anorectal thrombosis
D) Phlebostasis

Question 65

Which term means a narrowing of a canal, duct, or other passage?

A) Approximate
B) Fissure
C) Stricture
D) Varix

Question 66

What does lavage mean?

A) Hernia
B) The gum
C) Stopping or controlling
D) None of the above

Question 67

What does periodontium mean?

A) Tooth decay
B) Tooth pulp
C) A dental disease
D) None of the above

Question 68

Which word means normal or good digestion?

A) Agastralgia
B) Eupepsia
C) Megalogastria
D) Anorexia

Question 69

What does gingiva mean?

A) Hernia
B) The gum
C) Stopping or controlling
D) None of the above

Question 70

What does hyperglycemia mean?

A) Excessive sugar in the blood
B) Excessive fats in the blood
C) Excessive protein in the blood
D) None of the above

Question 71

What is meant by the term endodontium?

A) Tooth decay
B) Tooth pulp
C) A dental disease
D) None of the above

Question 72

Which of the following means protrusion of an organ or part of it through the wall of the cavity that contains the organ?

A) Peritonitis
B) Ulceration
C) A mucosa
D) A hernia

Question 73

In which of the following conditions is there protrusion of an organ through an abnormal opening with constriction of the blood vessels?

A) Barium swallow
B) Gastrojejunostomy
C) Strangulated hernia
D) Temporomandibular joint syndrome

Question 74

Which of the following is incision of the duodenum?

A) Duodenectomy
B) Duodenoscopy
C) Duodenostomy
D) Duodenotomy

Question 75

Which of the following means the intravenous administration of all nutrient requirements of a patient with gastrointestinal dysfunction?

A) Enteral feeding
B) Gastrostomy feeding
C) Nasogastric feeding
D) Total parenteral nutrition

Question 76

What does the suffix in gastrectasia mean?

A) Stretching
B) Softening
C) Enlarged
D) None of the above

Question 77

What is a jejunoileostomy?

A) Incision of the jejunum and ileum
B) Formation of an opening between the jejunum and ileum
C) Endoscopic examination of the jejunum and ileum
D) Surgical removal of the jejunum and ileum

Question 78

To what does enteral pertain?

A) Digestive tract
B) Stomach
C) Intestines
D) Mouth

Question 79

Which statement is true of esophageal achalasia?

A) It is caused by failure of lower esophageal muscles to relax.
B) It is caused by a weak cardiac sphincter, leading to repeated episodes of reflux.
C) The esophagus ends in a blind pouch.
D) The major feature of this disorder is enlarged and swollen veins.

Question 80

Which term means an opening created by surgical, traumatic, or pathologic means between two normally distinct organs or spaces?

A) Adhesion
B) Anastomosis
C) Anus
D) Bolus