Digestive System Medical Terminology Quiz
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Making a new opening between the stomach an first section of the small intestine
A. gastroduodenostomy
B. gastrectomy
C. gastroenterology
D. splenectomy
Removal of the stomach
A. gastroduodenostomy
B. gastrectomy
C. gastroenterology
D. splenectomy
A. stomach
B. pancreas
C. large intestine
D. small intestine
instrument used to view the inside of the small intestine.
A. enteritis
B. enterorrahagia
C. enteroscope
D. colostomy
Fast eating
A. phagocytosis
B. bradyphagia
C. tachyphagia
D. dysphagia
Difficult digestion
A. malnutrition
B. malabsorption
C. dyspepsia
D. dysentery
A series of wave-like muscle contractions that moves food to different processing stations in the digestive tract.
A. adduction
B. primary wave
C. peristalsis
D. inversion
Inflammation of the liver
A. gingivitis
B. glossitis
C. hepatitis
D. enteritis
A. esophagus
B. liver
C. stomach
D. pancreas
Inflammation of the small intestine.
A. enteritis
B. enterorrahagia
C. enteroscope
D. colostomy
The opening at the end of the digestive track where feces exits the body.
A. large intestine
B. small intestine
C. rectum
D. anus
The tube after the small intestine where the liquid is absorbed.
A. large intestine
B. small intestine
C. rectum
D. stomach
Enlargement of the liver
A. hepatitis
B. hepatomegaly
C. hepatopathy
D. hepatectomy
Gallstone
A. lithotripsy
B. neurotripsy
C. pancreatolith
D. cholelith
Study of the stomach and small intestine
A. gastroduodenostomy
B. gastrectomy
C. gastroenterology
D. splenectomy
A muscular tube that helps move food from the mouth to the stomach.
A. esophagus
B. trachaea
C. small intestine
D. gall bladder
A. purging
B. peristalsis
C. platinum
D. paralysis
Removal of the spleen
A. gastroduodenostomy
B. gastrectomy
C. gastroenterology
D. splenectomy
Under the tongue
A. sublingual
B. glossitis
C. glossal
D. lingual
A long folded tube inside the body attached to the stomach where nutrients in the food are absorbed.
A. large intestine
B. small intestine
C. esophagus
D. rectum
Some of the functions of the liver are detoxification and secretion of bile.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Where in the body is Insulin and Glucagon produced?
A. Large Intestine
B. Pancreas
C. Small Intestine
D. Gallbladder
The hardest substance in the body is enamel.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Surgical crushing of a stone
A. lithotripsy
B. neurotripsy
C. pancreatolith
D. cholelith
Liver disease
A. hepatitis
B. hepatomegaly
C. hepatopathy
D. hepatectomy
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