Question 1

The patient complains of not having a desire to eat.This symptom is known as ascites.

Accepted Answer

The symptom described is not ascites, which is the accumulation of fluid in the abdomen. The lack of appetite is known as anorexia.

Question 2

The combining form chez/o- means to pass feces.

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Question 3

Partially digested food and digestive enzymes in the stomach and small intestine are referred to as stool.

Accepted Answer

Partially digested food and digestive enzymes in the stomach and small intestine are referred to as chyme. Stool is the solid waste that is eliminated from the body after the digestion and absorption of nutrients in the large intestine.

Question 4

The combining form appendic/o- means appendage.

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Question 5

Anorexia nervosa can cause a person to decrease food intake to the point of starvation.

Accepted Answer

Anorexia nervosa is characterized by a severe restriction of food intake, leading to significant weight loss and sometimes starvation.

Question 6

The combining form stomat/o- means mouth.

Accepted Answer

The combining form stomat/o- does indeed mean mouth, as seen in words like stomatitis (inflammation of the mouth) and stomatoplasty (surgical repair of the mouth).

Question 7

A patient with ascites will show a yellow-orange discoloration of the skin.

Accepted Answer

Ascites can cause abdominal distension, but it does not cause yellow-orange discoloration of the skin. This is seen in conditions such as jaundice or carotenemia.

Question 8

A patient with a sialolith has a stone in the gallbladder.

Accepted Answer

A sialolith is a stone in a salivary gland or duct, while a stone in the gallbladder is called a gallstone. They are two different conditions.

Question 9

A chronic, progressive inflammation and eventual irreversible degeneration of liver tissue characterized by nodules and scarring is called ascites.

Accepted Answer

The description provided is actually describing cirrhosis of the liver, not ascites. Ascites is a condition where fluid accumulates in the abdominal cavity, often as a result of liver disease such as cirrhosis.

Question 10

Hemorrhoids are varicose veins of the rectum.

Accepted Answer

Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the lower rectum and anus.

Quiz 3: Gastroenterology - Gastrointestinal System