Chapter 8 GI test quiz part 1

Taking in food or fluids into the body is known as what?

Which condition is caused by elevated bilirubin in the blood. It causes yellowing in the skin.

What covers the trachea when you swallow food preventing aspiration?

Which chronic disease causes inflammation of the digestive system?

What is an inherited syndrome that causes malabsorption, weight loss, and diarrhea?

Elimination of specific foods used to treat health conditions is called what?

Which term means "to swallow"?

The nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx are all part of the what?

What is it called when nutrients leave the small intestines, entering into the bloodstream?

What is the term for having no teeth?

Which muscular organ functions to help with chewing and speech?

How many primary (baby teeth) do we have as a child?

What network of ducts is responsible for transferring bile from the liver to the gallbladder?

Cholelithiasis is the medical term for what condition?

What is it called when food is broken down into smaller parts to be eliminates?

Which part of the tooth is above the gumline?*

What does a laxative do?

What is the purpose of the gallbladder?

What is the, highly vascular, area in the mouth which is suitable to administer medication?

Which symptom would NOT be indicative of appendicitis?

What is inflammation of the gallbladder (cause is usually gallstones)?

What is the medical terminology for tooth decay?

What do the salivary glands secrete to break down carbohydrates?

What is the term for "breaking down large fat globules, into smaller ones"?

What are you able to view with an Endoscopy?

What type of medication relieves N&V?

The parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands are all _________ glands.

Which hormone aids is the absorption of sugar and supplies energy?

What is an open gastric sore, usually caused from H. Pylori?

Which part of the tooth is below the gumline?

What is responsible for the very start of the digestive process?

These are small bumps on your tongue that give you the ability to taste.

Which organ destroys old red cells and filters toxins?

Which organ breaks down nutrients by producing Amylase, Lipase, and Protease?

What are the 4 functions of the digestive system?*

What is it called when unused food and nutrients are excreted from the body?

Chewing is also known as...... *