Alhs 1090 Chap 8 Study Guide
1. The medical term for a congenital defect where the bones in the roof of the mouth do not completely fuse is: cleft palate
2. The medical term for surgical removal of the gallbladder is cholecystectomy.
3. The medical term for inflammation of the colon is: colitis.
4. Irritable bowel syndrome is: chronic disease characterized by periodic disturbances of diarrhea and constipation without clear physical damage.
5. Visual examination of the abdominal cavity with an instrument that includes a camera, fiber optics, and long, flexible tube is: laparoscopy.
6. Your patient is a 14-year-old girl. Even though she is 6 feet tall, she weighs only 100 pounds. Her doctor suspects she might have an eating disorder in which the patient denies food due to a compulsion to become thin. The medical name for this condition is: anorexia nervosa
7. Select the medical term for infrequent or incomplete bowel movements. constipation
8. The medical term for the passage of gas through the anus is: flatulence.
9. A specialist in treating disease of the stomach and intestines is a gastroenterologist.
10. The medical term for the condition of stones in the gallbladder or bile ducts is: cholelithiasis.
11. The medical term for a protrusion of the upper portion of the stomach through the diaphragm to enter the thoracic cavity is hiatal hernia.
12. The medical term for indigestion is dyspepsia.
13. The medical term for inflammation of the stomach is gastritis.
14. The medical term for accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity is ascites.
15. A chronic, progressive liver disease resulting from hepatic cell failure is: cirrhosis
16. Which is a segment of the large intestine cecum
17. A protrusion of a loop of the small intestine through the abdominal wall in the groin region is a(n): inguinal hernia.
18. A patient's chart indicates that he has been experiencing N & V. This abbreviation stands for: nausea and vomiting.
19. The surgical creation of an opening into the colon by
2. The medical term for surgical removal of the gallbladder is cholecystectomy.
3. The medical term for inflammation of the colon is: colitis.
4. Irritable bowel syndrome is: chronic disease characterized by periodic disturbances of diarrhea and constipation without clear physical damage.
5. Visual examination of the abdominal cavity with an instrument that includes a camera, fiber optics, and long, flexible tube is: laparoscopy.
6. Your patient is a 14-year-old girl. Even though she is 6 feet tall, she weighs only 100 pounds. Her doctor suspects she might have an eating disorder in which the patient denies food due to a compulsion to become thin. The medical name for this condition is: anorexia nervosa
7. Select the medical term for infrequent or incomplete bowel movements. constipation
8. The medical term for the passage of gas through the anus is: flatulence.
9. A specialist in treating disease of the stomach and intestines is a gastroenterologist.
10. The medical term for the condition of stones in the gallbladder or bile ducts is: cholelithiasis.
11. The medical term for a protrusion of the upper portion of the stomach through the diaphragm to enter the thoracic cavity is hiatal hernia.
12. The medical term for indigestion is dyspepsia.
13. The medical term for inflammation of the stomach is gastritis.
14. The medical term for accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity is ascites.
15. A chronic, progressive liver disease resulting from hepatic cell failure is: cirrhosis
16. Which is a segment of the large intestine cecum
17. A protrusion of a loop of the small intestine through the abdominal wall in the groin region is a(n): inguinal hernia.
18. A patient's chart indicates that he has been experiencing N & V. This abbreviation stands for: nausea and vomiting.
19. The surgical creation of an opening into the colon by