Deck 14: The Digestive System and Body Metabolism

Question 1

The motions that help move the food along the alimentary canal are called ______________.

Answer 1

peristalsis

Question 2

Digestive enzymes convert proteins into ________________________________________.

Answer 2

amino acids

Question 3

Complex sugars are reduced to ____________________.

Answer 3

glucose

Question 4

After chewing, swallowing or ____________________ takes place.

Question 5

The taste buds are contained in small raised areas of the tongue called ____________________.

Question 6

The lingual tonsils are the two mounds of tissue at the back of the ____________________.

Question 7

On either side of the mouth are masses of lymphatic tissue called the ____________________ tonsils.

Question 8

The fleshy sockets that hold the teeth are called the ____________________.

Question 9

The cardiac sphincter prevents reflux into the ____________________.

Question 10

The nurse explains to a group of students that the upper, rounded portion of the stomach is the ____________________.

Question 11

The narrow bottom part of the stomach is the ____________________.

Question 12

The longest intestine is the ____________________ intestine.

Question 13

The patient has been diagnosed with sialadenitis. The medical assistant recognizes this is an inflammation of the ____________________ glands.

Question 14

A contagious liver disease is ____________________.

Question 15

The patient has stools passing through an abnormal opening in a tissue wall. The healthcare provider identifies a(n) ____________________.

Question 16

An irritation of the intestinal tract with loose stools is called ____________________.

Question 17

Spasms in the gastrointestinal tract can be relieved with ____________________.

Question 18

The movement of food through the alimentary canal is referred to as ________________.

Question 19

Amino acids become converted proteins due to ____________ enzymes.

Question 20

The cecum is part of the ________ intestine.

Question 21

The healthcare provider assesses the hard palate or the __________.

Question 22

The healthcare provider explains to the patient that pepsin is an enzyme that aids in ___________ digestion.

Question 23

Stomach acids such as hydrochloric acid are important for ______________.

Question 24

The patient states he is having trouble digesting food. The health care provider documents this as: ______________.

Question 25

The patient states she is experiencing a lot of gas. The health care provider documents this as: ______________.

Question 26

The healthcare provider documents emesis with blood as: ______________.

Question 27

_____________ are specialists in diseases of the digestive system.

Question 28

An ileostomy results in the discharge of fecal matter through an opening in the ___________.

Question 29

The patient is scheduled for a colectomy. The nurse explains to the patient that this is the removal of the __________.

Question 30

If the patient has tongue cancer, what type of procedure may occur?

Question 31

If the patient has been diagnosed with an inguinal hernia, the nurse would assess what part of the body?

Question 32

The medical assistant identifies which hepatitis as being transmitted through contact with contaminated blood? (Hint: Just list the letter.)

Question 33

Digestive enzymes convert __________.

A) proteins into amino acids
B) carbohydrates into glucose
C) fats into fatty acids
D) all of these

Question 34

The physician has ordered a cholangiogram. The medical assistant explains to the patient that this is a(an):

A) incision into the common bile duct.
B) removal of the colon.
C) removal of the gallbladder.
D) x-ray image of the bile vessels.

Question 35

Identify the combining form duoden/o with its closest definition.

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

Question 36

Identify the combining form cec/o with its closest definition.

A) Gallbladder
B) Bile
C) Cecum
D) Cheek

Question 37

Identify the combining form colon/o with its closest definition.

A) Cecum
B) Colon
C) Abdomen
D) Bile

Question 38

Identify the combining form duoden/o with its closest definition.

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

Question 39

Identify the combining form chol/e with its closest definition.

A) Gallbladder
B) Colon
C) Bile
D) Cecum

Question 40

Identify the combining form esophag/o with its closest definition.

A) Appendix
B) Esophagus
C) Liver
D) Pancreas

Question 41

Identify the combining form gluc/o with its closest definition.

A) Tongue
B) Glucose
C) Sugar
D) Glycogen

Question 42

Identify the combining form glycogen/o with its closest definition.

A) Tongue
B) Glucose
C) Sugar
D) Glycogen

Question 43

Identify the combining form ile/o with its closest definition.

A) Ileum
B) Jejunum
C) Liver
D) Mouth

Question 44

Identify the combining form jejun/o with its closest definition.

A) Ileum
B) Jejunum
C) Liver
D) Mouth

Question 45

Identify the combining form labi/o with its closest definition.

A) Intestine
B) Colon
C) Tongue
D) Lip

Question 46

Identify the combining form lingu/o with its closest definition.

A) Intestine
B) Colon
C) Tongue
D) Lip

Question 47

Identify the combining form or/o with its closest definition.

A) Ileum
B) Jejunum
C) Liver
D) Mouth

Question 48

Identify the combining form pancreat/o with its closest definition.

A) Ileum
B) Jejunum
C) Liver
D) Pancreas

Question 49

Identify the combining form pharyng/o with its closest definition.

A) Pancreas
B) Peritoneum
C) Pharynx
D) Pylorus

Question 50

Identify the combining form proct/o with its closest definition.

A) Pancreas
B) Peritoneum
C) Anus
D) Pylorus

Question 51

Identify the combining form pylor/o with its closest definition.

A) Pancreas
B) Peritoneum
C) Anus
D) Pylorus

Question 52

Identify the combining form saliv/o with its closest definition.

A) Sigmoid
B) Fats
C) Saliva
D) Mouth

Question 53

Identify the combining form steat/o with its closest definition.

A) Sigmoid
B) Fats
C) Saliva
D) Mouth

Question 54

The patient's admitting diagnosis is bulimia. The nurse recognizes this as: ______________

A) vomiting after eating
B) overeating
C) nausea with food
D) not eating

Question 55

What type of surgery might an obese patient have?

A) Gastric resection
B) Colectomy
C) Gastrectomy
D) Hemorrholdectomy