Chapter 6

• A term that means normal digestion is ?

  eupepsia
• The presence of stones in the gallbladder is ?

  cholelithiasis
• Radiographic examination of the salivary glands and ducts is ?

  sialography
• A condition that is characterized by a yellow coloration of the skin , whites of the eyes, mucous membranes, and body fluids is ?

  jaundice
• Inflammation of stomach and intestinal tract is ?

  gastroenteritis
• An agent that acts against acidity , especially in the digestive tract , is called a/n?

  antacid
• Which term means abdominocentesis?

  abdominal paracentesis
• The liquid mass of food that passes from the stomach to the small intestines called ?

  chyme
• Radiographic examination of the gallbladder is ?

  cholecystography
• Inability to swallow is ?

  dysphagia
• An accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or sigmoid colon that the individual cannot expel is ?

  impaction
• Surgical repair of the tongue is termed?

  glossorrhaphy
• Medications that prevent or alleviate nausea and vomiting are ?

  antiemetics
• Medication that suppress the appetite are ?

  anorexiants
• Medications that relax the smooth muscle of the GI tract are ?

  antipasmodics
• The first stage of nutrition is ?

  ingestion
• The second stage of nutrition is ?

  digestion
• The third stage of nutrition is ?

  absorption
• The fourth stage of nutrition is ?

  elimination
• ________ is the process of providing nourishment , or nutrition , for the body .

  alimentation
• The digestive enzyme that breaks down starch is ______.

  amylase
• Which combining from does not refer to a structure within the digestive system ?

  lip(o)
• Which terms mean pertaining to the mouth and throat ?

  oropharyngeal
• Which combining form does not mean teeth ?

  cheil(o)
• Which term mean means below the tongue ?

  sublingual
• LFT is an abbreviation for ______ function test

  liver
• Radiographic examination of the salivary glands and ducts is called ?

  sialography
• Patient A is scheduled for _________ , a visual inspection of the anus and rectum .

  proctoscopy
• ________ is the visual inspection of the pylorus and pyloric region

  pyloroscopy
• A barium swallow is the same thing as an esophogram


  true
• Radiographic imaging of the gallbladder is called :

  cholecystography
• A fiber-optic instrument used to inspect the duodenum is called a :

  duodenoscope
• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy is the visual inspection of the : 


  esophagus , stomach, and uppermost section of the small intestine
• The administration of all nutrition through an indwelling catheter is called :

  total parenteral nutrition
• Cheiloplasty is surgical repair of the :

  lip
• Gastroplasty is an y surgery performed to reshape or repair the :

  stomach
• A patient requires surgical repair of both the esophagus and stomach , a procedure called 


  esopagogastroplasty
• Patient A will undergo _______, a procedure for visual inspection of a part of the small intestine, while Patient B will undergo _________, a procedure for visual inspection of the sphincter muscle between the stomach and small intestine as well as the region just above the sphincter .

  duodenoscopy , pyloroscopy
• Two cosmetic procedure that removes localized collection so fat are :

  lipectomy and liposuction
• divide cheilostomatoplasty into its components parts 


  cheil/o + stomat/o + - plasty