Exploring Medical Terminology Chapter 11 Digestive System Surgical/Diagnostic/Complementary terms not built from word parts

5 Written Questions

1. excision of hemorrhoids, the swollen or distended veins in the rectal region
2. surgical reduction of gastric capacity to treat morbid obesity causing serious illness
3. process of recording images of internal organs using a high-frequency sound waves produced by a transducer placed directly on the skin by covering the abdominial cavity. Organ structures, tumors, stones, and other structures can be detected.
4. process of feeding a person through a nasogastric tube
5. washing out of the stomach

5 Matching Questions

1. flatus
2. occult blood
3. endoscopic ultrasound
4. peristalsis
5. abdominal resection (A&P resection)

1. a removal of the distal colon and rectum through both abdominal and perineal approaches; performed to treat colorectal cancer and inflammatory disease of the lower large intestine. The patient will have a colostomy.
2. b involuntary wavelike contractions that propel food along the digestive tract
3. c a procedure using an endoscope fitted with an ultrasound probe that provides images of layers of the intestinal wall; used to detect tumors and cystic growths and for staging of malignant tumors
4. d gas in the digestive tract or expelled through the anus
5. e refers to blood that is present but can only be detected by chemical testing.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. series of radiographic images taken of the stomach and duodenum after the contrast agent barium has been swollowed
   1. hematemesis
   2. emesis
   3. peristalsis
   4. upper GI series
2. radiographic examination of the biliary ducts and pancreatic ducts with contrast media, floroscopy and endoscopy; used to evaluate and diagnose obstruction, strictures, stone diseases, pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
   1. endoscopic ultrasound
   2. abdominal resection (A&P resection)
   3. abdominal ultrasonography
   4. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
3. series of radiographic images taken of the large intestine after the contrast agent barium has been administered rectally
   1. barium enema (BE) or lower GI series
   2. bariatric surgery
   3. upper GI series
   4. anastomosis
4. a test to detect occult blood in feces. It is used to screen for colon cancer or polyps.
   1. fecal occult blood test/ guaiac test
   2. feces/stool/fecal matter
   3. occult blood
   4. Helicobacter pylori antibodies test
5. a blood test to determine the presence of H pylori bacteria. It can be find int he lining of the stomach and can cause peptic ulcers. Tests are performed on biopsy specimens and by breath test.
   1. Helicobacter pylori antibodies test
   2. upper GI series
   3. hemorrhoidectomy
   4. fecal occult blood test/ guaiac test

5 True/False Questions

1. stoma → surgical opening between an organ and the surface of the body, such as the opening established in the abdominal wall by colostomy, ileostomy or a similar operation. it may also be refer to an opening created between body structures or between portions of the intestines.

   True        False

2. feces/stool/fecal matter → waste from the digestive tract expelled from the rectum

   True        False

3. melena → black, tarry stool that contains digested blood; usually as a result of bleeding in the upper GI tract

   True        False

4. anastomosis → vomitting blood

   True        False

5. hematemesis → vomitting blood

   True        False