Module 13 - Quiz 13

Hepatitis is an inflammation and infection of the:

liver

The correct order of the phases of the digestive process, from start to finish, is:

ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination

Bulging pouches in the wall of the GI tract where the lining has pushed into the surrounding muscle is characteristic of:

diverticulosis

A spree; to overindulge, such as with alcohol or food

binge

To be deprived; without; having to do without or unable to use

deprivation

Absence of menses; without menstruation

amenorrhea

One suffering from anorexia

anorexic

To become abnormally thin; the loss of too much weight

emaciation

An organic combination of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen as a sugar, a starch, or cellulose

carbohydrate

One who is trained in dietetics, which includes nutrition, and in charge of the diet of an institution

dietitian

A unit for measuring the heat value of food

calorie

A substance deliberately added to a material to fulfill some specific purpose such as enhancing taste or color or prolonging shelf life

additive

A disease resulting from lack of vitamin B, thiamine

beriberi

When the partially digested food in the stomach is changed into a semiliquid state

chyme

The presence of bulging pouches in the wall of the GI tract where the lining has pushed into the surrounding muscle

diverticulosis

Gas

flatus

A three-inch-long instrument used to examine the lower rectum and anal canal

proctoscope

Chronic disease of the liver causes destruction of the liver cells

cirrhosis

Surgical opening of the ileum that allows the chyme of the small intestine to empty through the abdominal wall

ileostomy

The first of three sections of the colon; a C-shaped segment about nine inches long

duodenum

The first of three sections of the colon; a C-shaped segment about nine inches long

duodenum

The surgical removal of the gallbladder

cholecystectomy

Also referred to a gastric (stomach) ulcer

peptic

Used to perform an examination to view the lower portion of the sigmoid and rectum through a 10- to 12-inch sigmoidoscope

sigmoidoscopy

Has two layers of involuntary muscles; the inner layer forms circles around it, whereas the outer layer runs longitudinally along its approximately 10-inch length

esophagus

Gallstones

cholelithiasis

Inflammation of the colon that causes tenderness and discomfort

colitis

The connecting chain of organs of the gastrointestinal tract

alimentary canal

The combination of mashed food substances and saliva

bolus

The bile is absorbed into the bloodstream, producing the yellow discoloration of the sclera, mucosa, and skin

jaundice

A patient’s condition interferes with the ability to control the anus, as in a stroke with paralysis, and the rectum empties whenever the nerve impulse is triggered

incontinent