Chapter 11 Homework

Student Name: Heaven Moreno 1. Read Chapter 11 and complete the exercises your textbook. 2. Answer the following: Question: A young woman approaches her physician with a complaint of chronic heartburn and requests “the same medicine that cute quarterback talks about on TV.” What are some of the digestive diseases, disorders, surgeries, and diagnostic tests becoming more familiar to the general public because of pharmaceutical company advertising, public information campaigns, news media attention, or new screening guidelines? Discuss at least two. - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): It is a chronic condition in which stomach acid rushes back into the esophagus regularly, causing heartburn and other symptoms. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are frequently promoted in the media as helpful therapies for decreasing stomach acid and alleviating symptoms. - Colorectal Cancer Screening: Regular colorectal cancer screening, including colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and stool testing, has been promoted in public health campaigns and guidelines. These programs increase awareness about the importance of early detection and prevention of colorectal cancer. 3. Part 1 – select the best answer. Highlight in yellow. 1. The anatomic term for throat is a.palate. b. pharynx. c.pylorus. d.uvula. 2. The combining form meaning stomach is a. abdomen/o. b. lapar/o. c. gastr/o. d. stomat/o. 3. Which of the following means tongue? a. ile/o b. ceil/o

c. anter/o d. lingu/o 4. The suffix - pepsia means a. pain. b. swallowing. c. digestion. d. half. 5. The term that means inflammation of the appendix is a. appendectomy. b. appendicectomy. c. appendicitis. d. palatitis. 6. Which of the following terms uses the combining form for fat? a. pancreatitis b. anorexia nervosa c. steatohepatitis d. cirrhosis 7. Which of the following means excision of the colon? a. colitis b. colectomy c. colostomy d. cholecystectomy 8. Which of the following is a visual examination of the stomach? a. endoscopy b. gastroscope c. gastroscopy d. laparoscopy 9. Which of the following means urge to vomit? a. nausea b. reflux c. vomiting d. emesis 10. Hematemesis is the vomiting of a. bile. b. fluid substance.

Part 2 - Vocabulary Enhancement The following terms were studied in this or previous chapters. Define the terms. 1. ulcerative colitis: Inflammatory bowel disease 2. cholelithiasis: Gallstones 3. syphilis: An infection caused by bacteria 4. embolectomy: the removal of blood clots 5. mastectomy: The removal of a breast 6. keloid: thick raised scar 7. pneumonia: Infection of the air sacs in one or both the lungs 8. myocardial infarction: heart attack Test your knowledge of diagnostic procedural terms by highlighting the correct answer in yellow. 1. The physician did a visual examination of the vagina and cervix to note changes in the cells and capillary network. The procedure takes 10 minutes and is called a a. coloscopy b. colposcope c. sigmoidoscope d. colposcopy e. coloscope 2. The physician ordered a radiographic image of the large intestine to rule out the presence of a tumor. The procedure is called a(an) a. upper GI series b. mammogram c. cholecystogram d. intravenous urogram e. barium enema 3. The patient was experiencing hematuria. To locate and control the source of the bleeding, the doctor performed a a. bronchoscopy b. culdoscopy

c. cystoscopy d. proctoscopy e. gastroscopy 4. The patient was scheduled for a procedure that would take a radiographic image of a blood vessel, or a(an) a. arteriogram b. angiogram c. aortogram d. venogram e. nephrogram