CLT EXAM 10
The medical term cholelithiasis means condition of ________. - correct
answer ✔GALLSTONES
The combining form meaning gallbladder is ________. - correct answer
✔CHOLECYST/O
In the myth of __________ and the vulture there is evidence that the Greeks
understood the regenerative properties of the liver. - correct answer
✔PROMETHEUS
The medical term "digestive" used to describe the digestive system of the
human body means - correct answer ✔TO DIVIDE
The medical term for difficult swallowing is: - correct answer ✔DYSPHAGIA
difficult digestion - correct answer ✔DYSPEPSIA
gastroenterologist - correct answer ✔GI TRACK
proctologist - correct answer ✔RECTUM
oncologist - correct answer ✔CANCER
scatologist - correct answer ✔POOP
, Select the correct term for a tube that is inserted in through the nose and
drops to the stomach. - correct answer ✔nasogastric tube
Galen among many other ancient physicians viewed the digestive system
rather simply involving only the liver. - correct answer ✔FALSE
A combining form that means abdomen is: - correct answer ✔LAPAR/O
The first part of the small intestine, the duodenum, derives from the Latin
number because of its length: - correct answer ✔12
The medical term for inflammation of the pancreas is ________. - correct
answer ✔pancreatitis
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 avoids food due to a compulsion to become thin. The
medical name for this condition is: - correct answer ✔anorexia nervosa
An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity is known as ascites. - correct
answer ✔true
The medical term steatorrhea means discharge of ________. - correct
answer ✔fat
A medication that is used to decrease peristalsis in the GI tract to stop
diarrhea is a(n): - correct answer ✔antispasmodic
The medical term cholelithiasis means condition of ________. - correct
answer ✔GALLSTONES
The combining form meaning gallbladder is ________. - correct answer
✔CHOLECYST/O
In the myth of __________ and the vulture there is evidence that the Greeks
understood the regenerative properties of the liver. - correct answer
✔PROMETHEUS
The medical term "digestive" used to describe the digestive system of the
human body means - correct answer ✔TO DIVIDE
The medical term for difficult swallowing is: - correct answer ✔DYSPHAGIA
difficult digestion - correct answer ✔DYSPEPSIA
gastroenterologist - correct answer ✔GI TRACK
proctologist - correct answer ✔RECTUM
oncologist - correct answer ✔CANCER
scatologist - correct answer ✔POOP
, Select the correct term for a tube that is inserted in through the nose and
drops to the stomach. - correct answer ✔nasogastric tube
Galen among many other ancient physicians viewed the digestive system
rather simply involving only the liver. - correct answer ✔FALSE
A combining form that means abdomen is: - correct answer ✔LAPAR/O
The first part of the small intestine, the duodenum, derives from the Latin
number because of its length: - correct answer ✔12
The medical term for inflammation of the pancreas is ________. - correct
answer ✔pancreatitis
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 avoids food due to a compulsion to become thin. The
medical name for this condition is: - correct answer ✔anorexia nervosa
An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity is known as ascites. - correct
answer ✔true
The medical term steatorrhea means discharge of ________. - correct
answer ✔fat
A medication that is used to decrease peristalsis in the GI tract to stop
diarrhea is a(n): - correct answer ✔antispasmodic
