Med-Surg Ch. 32-35 Vocabulary: Questions and
Verified Answers
Basal Cell Secretion Test Correct Answer: Part of a gastric analysis; measures the amount of gastric acid
produced in 1 hour.
Caput Medusae Correct Answer: Dilated veins around the umbilicus, associated with cirrhosis of the
liver.
Colonoscopy Correct Answer: Examination of the colon using a flexible colonoscope.
Endoscopy Correct Answer: Visual examination within
Enteral Nutrition Correct Answer: Feeding using the GI tract, including an oral diet or a tube feeding.
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Correct Answer: An endoscopic procedure that allows physician to view
the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum
Fluoroscope Correct Answer: A device consisting of a fluorescent screen suitably mounted, either
separately or in conjunction with an x-ray tube, by means of which the shadows of objects interposed
between the tube and the screen are made visible.
Gastric Acid Stimulation Test Correct Answer: A test that measures the amount of gastric acid for 1 hour
after subcutaneous injection of a drug that stimulates gastric acid secretion.
Gastric Analysis Correct Answer: A test performed to measure secretions of hydrochloric acid and pepsin
in the stomach.
Gastroscopy Correct Answer: Examination of the stomach and abdominal cavity by use of a gastroscope.
Gastrostomy Correct Answer: surgical creation of a gastric fistula through the abdominal wall.
Gavage Correct Answer: Feeding with a stomach tube or with a tube passed through the nares, pharynx,
and esophagus into the stomach. The food is in liquid or semiliquid form at room temperature.
Icterus/Jaundice Correct Answer: Yellowing of the skin and the sclera of the eye.
Impaction Correct Answer: An immovable accumulation of feces in the bowels.
, Lavage Correct Answer: Washing out of a cavity.
Occult Blood Correct Answer: Blood not seen by the naked eye.
Parenteral Nutrition Correct Answer: Nutrition by intravenous (IV) route, either centrally or
peripherally.
Peristalsis Correct Answer: Progressive, wavelike movement that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes of
the body, such as the alimentary canal (GI tract); causes contents to of tube to be moved onward.
Proctosigmoidoscopy Correct Answer: Visual examination of the rectum and sigmoid colon by use of a
sigmoidoscope.
Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Correct Answer: An endoscopic procedure that permits the
physician to visualize the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas using an endoscope, dye, and x- ray
examinations.
Spider Angioma Correct Answer: Thin reddish-purple vein lines close to the skin surface.
Steatorrhea Correct Answer: Fat in the stools; may be associated with pancreatic disease.
Striae Correct Answer: A line or band of elevated or depressed tissue; may differ in color or texture from
surrounding tissue.
Anorexia Correct Answer: Absence or loss of appetite for food. Seen in depression, with illness, and as a
side effect of some medications.
Aphthous Stomatitis Correct Answer: Small, white, painful ulcers ( also known as canker sores) that
appear on the inner cheeks, lips, gums, tongue, palate, and pharynx. They tend to recur.
Bariatric Correct Answer: Branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, control and treatment of
obesity.
Gastrectomy Correct Answer: Any surgery that involves partial or total removal of the stomach.
Gastritis Correct Answer: Acute - The inflammation of the stomach mucosa; also known as heartburn or
indigestion. Chronic - It is reoccurant; classified as type A (asymptomatic) or type B (symptomatic).
Gastroduodenostomy Correct Answer: Excision of the pylorus of the stomach
with anastomosis of the upper portion of
Verified Answers
Basal Cell Secretion Test Correct Answer: Part of a gastric analysis; measures the amount of gastric acid
produced in 1 hour.
Caput Medusae Correct Answer: Dilated veins around the umbilicus, associated with cirrhosis of the
liver.
Colonoscopy Correct Answer: Examination of the colon using a flexible colonoscope.
Endoscopy Correct Answer: Visual examination within
Enteral Nutrition Correct Answer: Feeding using the GI tract, including an oral diet or a tube feeding.
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Correct Answer: An endoscopic procedure that allows physician to view
the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum
Fluoroscope Correct Answer: A device consisting of a fluorescent screen suitably mounted, either
separately or in conjunction with an x-ray tube, by means of which the shadows of objects interposed
between the tube and the screen are made visible.
Gastric Acid Stimulation Test Correct Answer: A test that measures the amount of gastric acid for 1 hour
after subcutaneous injection of a drug that stimulates gastric acid secretion.
Gastric Analysis Correct Answer: A test performed to measure secretions of hydrochloric acid and pepsin
in the stomach.
Gastroscopy Correct Answer: Examination of the stomach and abdominal cavity by use of a gastroscope.
Gastrostomy Correct Answer: surgical creation of a gastric fistula through the abdominal wall.
Gavage Correct Answer: Feeding with a stomach tube or with a tube passed through the nares, pharynx,
and esophagus into the stomach. The food is in liquid or semiliquid form at room temperature.
Icterus/Jaundice Correct Answer: Yellowing of the skin and the sclera of the eye.
Impaction Correct Answer: An immovable accumulation of feces in the bowels.
, Lavage Correct Answer: Washing out of a cavity.
Occult Blood Correct Answer: Blood not seen by the naked eye.
Parenteral Nutrition Correct Answer: Nutrition by intravenous (IV) route, either centrally or
peripherally.
Peristalsis Correct Answer: Progressive, wavelike movement that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes of
the body, such as the alimentary canal (GI tract); causes contents to of tube to be moved onward.
Proctosigmoidoscopy Correct Answer: Visual examination of the rectum and sigmoid colon by use of a
sigmoidoscope.
Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Correct Answer: An endoscopic procedure that permits the
physician to visualize the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas using an endoscope, dye, and x- ray
examinations.
Spider Angioma Correct Answer: Thin reddish-purple vein lines close to the skin surface.
Steatorrhea Correct Answer: Fat in the stools; may be associated with pancreatic disease.
Striae Correct Answer: A line or band of elevated or depressed tissue; may differ in color or texture from
surrounding tissue.
Anorexia Correct Answer: Absence or loss of appetite for food. Seen in depression, with illness, and as a
side effect of some medications.
Aphthous Stomatitis Correct Answer: Small, white, painful ulcers ( also known as canker sores) that
appear on the inner cheeks, lips, gums, tongue, palate, and pharynx. They tend to recur.
Bariatric Correct Answer: Branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, control and treatment of
obesity.
Gastrectomy Correct Answer: Any surgery that involves partial or total removal of the stomach.
Gastritis Correct Answer: Acute - The inflammation of the stomach mucosa; also known as heartburn or
indigestion. Chronic - It is reoccurant; classified as type A (asymptomatic) or type B (symptomatic).
Gastroduodenostomy Correct Answer: Excision of the pylorus of the stomach
with anastomosis of the upper portion of
