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The small pouch attached to the cecum is the


A) colon
B) ileum
C) appendix
D) pancreas

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The structure that breaks food into small particles by mastication and mixing with saliva is the


A) palate
B) mouth
C) esophagus
D) pharynx

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The creation of an artificial opening between the stomach and the jejunum is called


A) enterorrhaphy
B) gastrojejunostomy
C) anastomosis
D) jejunostomy

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The combining form cheil/o is defined as


A) gall, bile
B) lip
C) tongue
D) saliva

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The term esophagogastroplasty is defined as the _____ the esophagus and the stomach.


A) creation of an artificial opening between
B) excision of
C) surgical repair of
D) incision of

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The combining form for intestine is


A) col/o
B) or/o
C) ile/o
D) enter/o

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The urge to vomit is called


A) ascites
B) flatus
C) nausea
D) gavage

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C

For visual examination of the abdominal cavity during a surgical procedure, the surgeon uses a


A) proctoscope
B) laparoscope
C) gastroscope
D) colonoscope

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B

The combining form cec/o is defined as the


A) colon
B) appendix
C) ileum
D) cecum

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D

Match each item with the correct description below.

Premises
mouth
gum
half
abdomen, abdominal cavity
anus
antrum
fat
appendix
gall, bile
digestion
Responses
gingiv/o
antr/o
append/o
steat/o
-pepsia
an/o
lapar/o
stomat/o
hemi-
chol/e

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mouth
gum
half
abdomen, abdominal cavity
anus
antrum
fat
appendix
gall, bile
digestion

The term that means waste from the digestive tract expelled through the rectum is


A) feces
B) dysentery
C) flatus
D) hematemesis

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The term celiac means


A) pertaining to the abdomen
B) washing out of the stomach
C) softening of the stomach
D) removal of fluid from the stomach

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An instrument used for visual examination of the stomach is a


A) bronchoscope
B) gastroscope
C) colonoscope
D) laparoscope

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The term stomatogastric is defined as pertaining to the


A) nose and stomach
B) mouth and stomach
C) abdomen
D) stomach and intestines

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The first section of the large intestine is the


A) ascending colon
B) cecum
C) appendix
D) sigmoid colon

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A series of radiographic images taken of the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and duodenum after the contrast agent barium has been administered orally is a(n)


A) barium enema
B) endoscopic ultrasound
C) upper GI series
D) Helicobacter pylori antibodies test

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A term that means incision into the abdominal cavity is


A) vagotomy
B) laparotomy
C) pyloromyotomy
D) gastrectomy

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The suffix -pepsia means


A) opening
B) small growth
C) tumor
D) digestion

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The term for washing out the stomach is


A) gastric lavage
B) gavage
C) reflux
D) stoma

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The structure(s) joining the pharynx to the stomach is(are) the


A) bronchi
B) trachea
C) esophagus
D) alimentary canal

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