NSG3160 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 4
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Anorexia Answer: Without appetite; lack of appetite.
◉ Appendectomy Answer: Removal of the appendix.
◉ Appendix Answer: Small pouch attached to the cecum; not involved
in digestion.
◉ Ascites Answer: Abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdomen.
◉ Atresia Answer: Absence of a normal body opening.
◉ Bile Answer: Digestive fluid made by the liver and stored in the
gallbladder.
◉ Celiac Answer: Pertaining to the abdomen.
◉ Cholangiography Answer: X-ray imaging of the bile ducts.
◉ Cholecystectomy Answer: Removal of the gallbladder.
,◉ Choledochotomy Answer: Incision into the common bile duct.
◉ Cholelithiasis Answer: Condition of gallstones.
◉ Cholestasis Answer: Stopping or slowing of bile flow.
◉ Cirrhosis Answer: Chronic liver disease causing scarring.
◉ Colostomy Answer: Opening from the colon to the outside of the
body.
◉ Crohn Disease Answer: Chronic inflammatory bowel disease of the
GI tract.
◉ Duodenum Answer: First part of the small intestine.
◉ Dyspepsia Answer: Indigestion; difficulty digesting food.
◉ Dysphagia Answer: Difficulty swallowing.
◉ Emulsification Answer: Breaking fat into smaller droplets.
◉ Etiology Answer: Study of the cause of disease.
, ◉ Flatus Answer: Gas expelled from the GI tract.
◉ Gastrorrhagia Answer: Stomach bleeding.
◉ Hematemesis Answer: Vomiting blood.
◉ Hemoptysis Answer: Coughing up blood.
◉ Hepatomegaly Answer: Enlarged liver.
◉ Herniorrhaphy Answer: Surgical repair of a hernia.
◉ Hiatal Hernia Answer: Portion of the stomach pushes up through the
diaphragm.
◉ Hypoglossal Answer: Pertaining to under the tongue.
◉ Idiopathic Answer: Unknown cause.
◉ Jaundice Answer: Yellowing of skin due to high bilirubin.
◉ Lower GI Series Answer: X-ray of the colon and rectum using barium
enema.
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Anorexia Answer: Without appetite; lack of appetite.
◉ Appendectomy Answer: Removal of the appendix.
◉ Appendix Answer: Small pouch attached to the cecum; not involved
in digestion.
◉ Ascites Answer: Abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdomen.
◉ Atresia Answer: Absence of a normal body opening.
◉ Bile Answer: Digestive fluid made by the liver and stored in the
gallbladder.
◉ Celiac Answer: Pertaining to the abdomen.
◉ Cholangiography Answer: X-ray imaging of the bile ducts.
◉ Cholecystectomy Answer: Removal of the gallbladder.
,◉ Choledochotomy Answer: Incision into the common bile duct.
◉ Cholelithiasis Answer: Condition of gallstones.
◉ Cholestasis Answer: Stopping or slowing of bile flow.
◉ Cirrhosis Answer: Chronic liver disease causing scarring.
◉ Colostomy Answer: Opening from the colon to the outside of the
body.
◉ Crohn Disease Answer: Chronic inflammatory bowel disease of the
GI tract.
◉ Duodenum Answer: First part of the small intestine.
◉ Dyspepsia Answer: Indigestion; difficulty digesting food.
◉ Dysphagia Answer: Difficulty swallowing.
◉ Emulsification Answer: Breaking fat into smaller droplets.
◉ Etiology Answer: Study of the cause of disease.
, ◉ Flatus Answer: Gas expelled from the GI tract.
◉ Gastrorrhagia Answer: Stomach bleeding.
◉ Hematemesis Answer: Vomiting blood.
◉ Hemoptysis Answer: Coughing up blood.
◉ Hepatomegaly Answer: Enlarged liver.
◉ Herniorrhaphy Answer: Surgical repair of a hernia.
◉ Hiatal Hernia Answer: Portion of the stomach pushes up through the
diaphragm.
◉ Hypoglossal Answer: Pertaining to under the tongue.
◉ Idiopathic Answer: Unknown cause.
◉ Jaundice Answer: Yellowing of skin due to high bilirubin.
◉ Lower GI Series Answer: X-ray of the colon and rectum using barium
enema.
