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NSG 3160 Exam 4 – Key Terms, Concepts
& Medical Terminology EXAM fully
solved & updated 2026(latest version
verified for accuracy) | 2026 Latest!!

Covers content for Galen College of Nursing NSG 3160 Exam 4
(Units 9 & 10), including Chapter 22 (Abdomen), Chapter 25 (Male
Genitourinary), Chapter 26 (Anus, Rectum, and Prostate), Chapter
27 (Female Genitourinary), Chapter 23 (Musculoskeletal System),
and Chapter 28 (Complete Health Assessment). It includes key terms
and concepts, and medical terminology.



Abdominoplasty - ............ANSWER..........Surgical repair of the
abdomen.


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.

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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.

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