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Digestive Study Guide
1.
The largest organ in the body is the _ _ _ _ _
2.
A condition in which a sore or a lesion forms in the mucosal lining of the stomach is
called an: _ _ _ _ _.
3.
When will Tiffany’s stomach be empty if she ate last at 9 a.m.?
4.
Hepatitis is usually caused by a/an: _ _ _ _ _
5.
What organ is located between the stomach and large intestine: _ _ _ _ _
6.
What feather-shaped digestive organ secretes enzymes to break down food?
7.
It is recommended that all healthcare workers be vaccinated for what disease?
8.
A liver disease caused Primarily by excessive alcohol consumption is: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
9.
What organ detoxifies alcohol? _ _ _ _ _
10.
What disorder could cause pain in the back between the shoulder blades?
11.
The medical term that means surgical removal of the gallbladder is?
12.
The wavelike motions of the intestines that move food along the digestive tract are called:
13.
Which part of the small intestine receives bile from the gallbladder and liver?
14.
Caanan is jaundiced. What disorder could cause this jaundice?
15.
A small muscular sac that secretes bile and is located in the right upper quadrant of the
abdominal cavity is the: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
16.
The muscle between the esophagus and stomach that keeps food from going back up into
the esophagus is the: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
17.
The middle segment of the small intestine is called the : _ _ _ _ _ _
18.
The process in which broken down food moves from the intestine into the blood and
lymph is called: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
19.
The medical term that means inflammation of the mucous membrane lining of the
stomach and intestines is: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
20.
When small quantities of stomach acid are regurgitated into the esophagus, the resulting
condition sic called: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
21.
Eating proper foods such as cereals, fruits, vegetables and drinking plenty of fluids can
help avoid what condition: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
22.
What is the purpose of peristalsis?
23.
A semisolid mixture of food and gastric juice in the stomach is called: _ _ _ _ _
24.
Which enzyme causes the INITIAL chemical breakdown of carbohydrates? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
25.
The muscular organ that aids with chewing and swallowing of food is the: _ _ _ _ _ _
26.
The blind sac attached to the cecum and having no known function is known as the:
27.
The physical breakdown of food begins in the _ _ _ _ _ _
28.
The glands which secrete a watery fluid in the mouth are called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ gland.
29.
Food moves from the pharynx to the stomach by passing through the: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
30.
The external opening of the large intestine is the: _ _ _ _
31.
The part of the body that separates the mouth from the nasal cavity is the: