A & P Test #2 Chapters 5-9

Front 1

peristalsis

Back 1

Rhythmic contractions of the tubular organs.

Front 2

duodenum

Back 2

first part of the small intestines

Front 3

pulp

Back 3

Soft tissue within a tooth, containing nerves and blood vessels.

Front 4

gingiv/o

Back 4

gums

Front 5

buccal

Back 5

pertaining to the cheek

Front 6

hyperbilirubinemia

Back 6

high levels of pigment in the blood (jaundice)

Front 7

common bile duct

Back 7

carries bile into the duodenum

Front 8

amylase

Back 8

enzyme to digest starch

Front 9

Crohn disease (“Crohn’s”)

Back 9

chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract

Front 10

sphincter

Back 10

ring of muscles

Front 11

periodontist

Back 11

specialist in gums

Front 12

Mouth

Back 12

stomat/o

Front 13

cheil/o means the same as

Back 13

Labi/o

Front 14

mesentery

Back 14

membrane attaching the intestines to the muscle wall at the back
of the abdomen

Front 15

colostomy

Back 15

new opening from the large bowel to the surface of the body

Front 16

Lack of appetite

Back 16

anorexia

Front 17

steatorrhea

Back 17

Fat in the feces

Front 18

another term for jaundice

Back 18

Icterus

Front 19

esophageal varices

Back 19

Swollen, varicose veins at the lower end of the esophagus

Front 20

abnormal side pockets in a hollow organ, such as the intestine

Back 20

Diverticula

Front 21

telescoping of the intestine

Back 21

intussusception

Front 22

difficult in swallowing

Back 22

dysphagia

Front 23

White plaques or patches on the mucosa of the mouth

Back 23

oral leukoplakia

Front 24

spitting up blood from the respiratory tract and lungs

Back 24

Hemoptysis

Front 25

suture

Back 25

-rrhaphy

Front 26

New opening between two parts of the jejunum

Back 26

Jejunojejunostomy

Front 27

Dialation of a lymph vessel

Back 27

Lymphangiectasis

Front 28

Difficult digestion

Back 28

Dyspepsia

Front 29

Pyloric Stenosis

Back 29

Narrowing of the opening between the stomach and intestine

Front 30

Esophageal atresia

Back 30

Congenital lack of continuity of the esophagus
A congenital anomaly in which the esophagus does not connect
with the stomach. A tracheoesophageal fistula often accompanies
this abnormality

Front 31

Splenorrhagia

Back 31

Bursting forth of blood from the spleen

Front 32

Enzyme to digest fat

Back 32

Lipase

Front 33

Palatoplasty

Back 33

Surgical repair of the palate

Front 34

what test would tell the presence of melena

Back 34

stool guaiac testing

Front 35

Opposite of -ectasis or dilation

Back 35

Stenosis

Tightening

Front 36

RRhea

Back 36

Flow, Discharge

Front 37

Anastomosis

Back 37

The surgical union of parts and hollow tubular parts

Front 38

Choledoch/o

Back 38

common bile duct

Front 39

Foward protustion of the eye

Back 39

Proptosis

Front 40

surgical puncture to remove fluid from abdomen

Back 40

paracentesis

Front 41

twisting of pat of the intestine upon itself

Back 41

Cecal volvulus

Front 42

Gingivectomy

Back 42

Resection of the gums

Front 43

Heavy menstrual discharge

Back 43

Menorrhagia

Front 44

Visual exam of the abdomen

Back 44

Laparoscopy

Front 45

Salivary stones

Back 45

Sialolithiasis

Front 46

trigone

Back 46

is a triangular region at the base of the bladder

Front 47

glomeruli

Back 47

collection of tiny capillaries formed in the shape of a small ball

Front 48

meatal stenosis

Back 48

abnormal narrowing of the urethral meatus

Front 49

electrolyte

Back 49

sodium

Front 50

nitrogenous waste products

Back 50

(urea, creatinine, and uric acid)

Front 51

renal pelvis

Back 51

pyel/o

Front 52

a term that means no urine production is

Back 52

anuria

Front 53

Surrounding the urinary bladder:

Back 53

Perivesical

Front 54

X-ray of the urinary tract:

Back 54

KUB
kidneys, ureters, and bladder

Front 55

Hernia of the tube connecting the kidney and urinary bladder:

Back 55

Ureterocele