Med Law Test 9/14

Hematochezia is passing ____ from the rectum

Red blood

Dysphagia

difficulty in swallowing

Frequent passage of watery stools leads to _____

Diarrhea

Gas expelled from mouth to stomach

Burping

Dark, tarry stool

Melena or internal bleeding

Peptic ulcer

Open sore in the lining of the stomach

Ascities

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen, ruins abdomen

Turns eyes orange

Jaundice

Anorexia: _______

Body turns on itself

A person suffering from constipation or passing stool is given an ___ or a ______ to promote bowel movement.

Laxative, enema

Where is the sigmoid colon located?

Before the rectum, end of large intestine

Cecum

Beginning or first part of large intestine

The liver has ____ lobes and they are the ______ in the body.

two, largest

The appendix is *_____ in. long, attached to* ____________

two, cecum

Colostomy is on what side of the appendix?

left

Ileostomy is on what side of the appendix?

right

Esophageal varises

swolen veins located on the lower esophagus before stomach

Inguinal hernia protrudes what?

Protrudes the testes or testicles

IBD affects what? sign of what disease? and is also in what?

affects colon and small intestines, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis

Ilium

part of the small intestine

Pyloric sphincter

the opening from the stomach to the small intestine

The stomach has 3 sections, what are they?

Fundus, body, antrum

Peristalsis

rhythmic contraction of muscle in the wall of the esophagus that moves food

Hydrochloric acid is in liver, true or false?

False

Elementary canal is also known as?

Digestive tract

The tongue and mouth contain _____ muscles, bumps on the tongue are called ________,__ and are ________ and __________.

skeletal, papilla, tastebuds, help the tongue grip food

4 stages of digestion?

Ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination

Small intestine length?

20 feet

Large intestine three sections are

Ascending, transverse, descending

Salivary glands are located in?

cheeks, under the tongue, perodic glands

Pharynx

Throat

Larynx

Voice box

Esophagus is known as? and how long?

Food tract, 18 inches

Deglution is?

Swallowing

Crohn’s disease is caused by?

Loss of bacteria in the intestines

Pinna

cartilage, directs sound to tympanic membrane

zygomatic arch

cheek bones

Pancreas does what?

store excess bile