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FREE MEDICAL AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT G.I. EXAM
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Question 1: Vomiting of blood is called
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hematemesis
Question 2: The word meaning "below the mandible" is
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submandibular
Question 3: Blood in the feces is called
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hematochezia
Question 4: The word "gustation" means
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The sense of taste
Question 5: Procedure that uses an endoscope to examine the gastrointestinal tract is called an
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endoscopy Question 6: The word that means "excessive overeating" due to a disease is called
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polyphagia Question 7: Wave-like contractions in the stomach that help to propel the food bolus through the GI tract are called
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peristalsis Question 8: The digestive enzyme in the stomach that breaks down protein foods into large protein molecules is called
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pepsin Question 9: Chronic, progressive inflammation and irreversible degenerative disease of the liver is called
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cirrhosis
Question 10: Inflammation and infection of the peritoneum is called
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peritonitis
Question 11: Abnormally frequent, loose, sometimes watery feces is called
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diarrhea
Question 12: The digestive system is also known as the
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alimentary canal
Question 13: Inflammation and infection of the liver from a virus is called
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hepatitis Question 14: Greasty, frothy, foul-smelling feces that conain undigested fats is called
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steatorrhea
Question 15: Another word for throat is
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pharynx
Question 16: A condition of gallstones in the gallbladder is called
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cholelithiasis Question 17: Procedure of using an instrument to examine the sigmoid colon is called a
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sigmoidoscopy
Question 18: Procedure to remove the gallbladder is called a
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cholecystectomy
Question 19: The suffix that means vomiting is
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-emesis Question 20: A weakness in the wall of the colon where the mucosa forms a pouch is called a
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diverticula
Question 21: The abbreviation for irritable bowel syndrome, also known as spastic colon, is
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IBS
Question 22: A tumor or mass in the liver is called a
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hepatoma Question 23: The flexible, muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx (throat) to the stomach is called the
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esophagus
Question 24: The combining form "mastic/o" means
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chewing
Question 25: The word sublingual means "under the..."
Answer:
tongue
Question 26: The suffix that means "hernia" is
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-cele
Question 27: Severe constipation is called
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obstipation
Question 28: the combining form "proct/o" means
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rectum and anus
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