Lesson 8 Quiz: Digestive System

The combining form referring to the anatomic structure through which food passes into the body is:

The combining form referring to the organ that produces bile for the digestion of fats is:

In the medical term hepat/o/megaly, the word root means:

The prefix that completes the medical term meaning condition of without swallowing, _____/phag/ia, is

In the medical term gingiv/algia, the suffix means:

The medical term meaning creation of an artificial opening to the stomach is:

The medical term meaning painful intestines is:

The medical term meaning chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract commonly characterized by ulceration of the ileum and colon is:

The medical term meaning pertaining to under the tongue is:

Match each medical term with its definition using drag and drop.

 The medical term which means pertaining to treatment other than through the digestive system is:

The medical term meaning hernia of the rectum is:

The abbreviation referring to the disease characterized by inflammation of the colon with the formation of ulcers, which can cause bloody diarrhea is:

The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is:

The abbreviation referring to a diagnostic procedure in which a series of radiographic images are taken of the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and duodenum after the contrast agent barium has been swallowed is:

As the patient’s ovarian cancer progresses, she accumulates excessive fluid in her abdominal cavity. To remove this excessive fluid, the physician performs a surgical puncture called a(n):

Mr. Katz has extreme obesity. His physician suggests that he consider having surgery that would reduce his gastric capacity. This surgical procedure is called:

Jaundice, among other symptoms, made the physician consider inflammation of the liver as a possible diagnosis. This condition is called:

. A symptom of ulcerative colitis is frequent discharge of liquid stool, which is called:

Match each medical term with the category that best describes it by sorting the elements using drag and drop.