HLT 141 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Abnormal movement of stomach acid into the esophagus - Answers - GERD
The wavelike muscular contractions that move food along the digestive tract - Answers -
Peristalsis
Bile is produced in the____ and then travels via the bile duct to the _____ for storage -
Answers - liver; galbladder
An EGD may be used to look for ____ ulcers - Answers - duodenal, gastric, esophageal
The passage of chyme from the stomach to the small intestine is controlled by the
_____ - Answers - pyloric sphincter
The _____ is the longest segment of the small intestine - Answers - ileum
GERD is associated with the failure of the ____ - Answers - lower esophageal sphincter
Blood in the stools is referred to as _____ - Answers - melena
The root bucc/o means - Answers - cheek
Stomat/o - Answers - mouth
Antiemetics - Answers - induce vomiting
Bruxism - Answers - grinding one's teeth
Phimosis - Answers - occurs when the foreskin narrows and prevents exposure of the
glans penis
Hydrocele - Answers - fluid filled hernia into the testes
Amniocentesis - Answers - a common diagnostic test during pregnancy to check for
fetal abnormalities
Uter/o, hyster/o, metr/o - Answers - uterus
TURP - Answers - common surgical procedure for benign prostatic hypertrophy
Oligospermia - Answers - low sperm count
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Abnormal movement of stomach acid into the esophagus - Answers - GERD
The wavelike muscular contractions that move food along the digestive tract - Answers -
Peristalsis
Bile is produced in the____ and then travels via the bile duct to the _____ for storage -
Answers - liver; galbladder
An EGD may be used to look for ____ ulcers - Answers - duodenal, gastric, esophageal
The passage of chyme from the stomach to the small intestine is controlled by the
_____ - Answers - pyloric sphincter
The _____ is the longest segment of the small intestine - Answers - ileum
GERD is associated with the failure of the ____ - Answers - lower esophageal sphincter
Blood in the stools is referred to as _____ - Answers - melena
The root bucc/o means - Answers - cheek
Stomat/o - Answers - mouth
Antiemetics - Answers - induce vomiting
Bruxism - Answers - grinding one's teeth
Phimosis - Answers - occurs when the foreskin narrows and prevents exposure of the
glans penis
Hydrocele - Answers - fluid filled hernia into the testes
Amniocentesis - Answers - a common diagnostic test during pregnancy to check for
fetal abnormalities
Uter/o, hyster/o, metr/o - Answers - uterus
TURP - Answers - common surgical procedure for benign prostatic hypertrophy
Oligospermia - Answers - low sperm count
