CLT EXAM 10 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The medical term cholelithiasis means condition of ________. - ANSWERSGALLSTONES
The combining form meaning gallbladder is ________. - ANSWERSCHOLECYST/O
In the myth of __________ and the vulture there is evidence that the Greeks understood the
regenerative properties of the liver. - ANSWERSPROMETHEUS
The medical term "digestive" used to describe the digestive system of the human body means -
ANSWERSTO DIVIDE
The medical term for difficult swallowing is: - ANSWERSDYSPHAGIA
difficult digestion - ANSWERSDYSPEPSIA
gastroenterologist - ANSWERSGI TRACK
proctologist - ANSWERSRECTUM
oncologist - ANSWERSCANCER
scatologist - ANSWERSPOOP
Select the correct term for a tube that is inserted in through the nose and drops to the stomach.
- ANSWERSnasogastric tube
, Galen among many other ancient physicians viewed the digestive system rather simply involving
only the liver. - ANSWERSFALSE
A combining form that means abdomen is: - ANSWERSLAPAR/O
The first part of the small intestine, the duodenum, derives from the Latin number because of
its length: - ANSWERS12
The medical term for inflammation of the pancreas is ________. - ANSWERSpancreatitis
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: - ANSWERSanorexia
nervosa
An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity is known as ascites. - ANSWERStrue
The medical term steatorrhea means discharge of ________. - ANSWERSfat
A medication that is used to decrease peristalsis in the GI tract to stop diarrhea is a(n): -
ANSWERSantispasmodic
The name of the "salivary glands" derives from the Latin word saliva which means -
ANSWERSwatery substance
Visual examination of the abdominal cavity with an instrument that includes a camera, fiber
optics, and long, flexible tube is: - ANSWERSlaparoscopy
The medical term cholelithiasis means condition of ________. - ANSWERSGALLSTONES
The combining form meaning gallbladder is ________. - ANSWERSCHOLECYST/O
In the myth of __________ and the vulture there is evidence that the Greeks understood the
regenerative properties of the liver. - ANSWERSPROMETHEUS
The medical term "digestive" used to describe the digestive system of the human body means -
ANSWERSTO DIVIDE
The medical term for difficult swallowing is: - ANSWERSDYSPHAGIA
difficult digestion - ANSWERSDYSPEPSIA
gastroenterologist - ANSWERSGI TRACK
proctologist - ANSWERSRECTUM
oncologist - ANSWERSCANCER
scatologist - ANSWERSPOOP
Select the correct term for a tube that is inserted in through the nose and drops to the stomach.
- ANSWERSnasogastric tube
, Galen among many other ancient physicians viewed the digestive system rather simply involving
only the liver. - ANSWERSFALSE
A combining form that means abdomen is: - ANSWERSLAPAR/O
The first part of the small intestine, the duodenum, derives from the Latin number because of
its length: - ANSWERS12
The medical term for inflammation of the pancreas is ________. - ANSWERSpancreatitis
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: - ANSWERSanorexia
nervosa
An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity is known as ascites. - ANSWERStrue
The medical term steatorrhea means discharge of ________. - ANSWERSfat
A medication that is used to decrease peristalsis in the GI tract to stop diarrhea is a(n): -
ANSWERSantispasmodic
The name of the "salivary glands" derives from the Latin word saliva which means -
ANSWERSwatery substance
Visual examination of the abdominal cavity with an instrument that includes a camera, fiber
optics, and long, flexible tube is: - ANSWERSlaparoscopy
