GI Review

GI Review

Multiple Choice

All of the following are parts of the stomach EXCEPT the ________.

• A) uvula

• B) cardia

• C) fundus

• D) pylorus

Multiple Choice

Bile flows through the common hepatic duct and into the ________.

• A) hepatic duct

• B) parotid duct

• C) alimentary duct

• D) common bile duct

Multiple Choice

The membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity and secretes watery fluid to fill the spaces between the organs is ________.

• A) pepsinogen

• B) the pyloric sphincter

• C) peristalsis

• D) the peritoneum

Multiple Choice

The walls of the large intestine contain ________ (puckered pouches).

• A) sphincters

• B) rugae

• C) fundus

• D) haustra

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an accessory organ of digestion?

• A) Liver

• B) Gallbladder

• C) Pancreas

• D) Stomach

Multiple Choice

Which substance in the stomach kills microorganisms on the food that a person eats?

• A) Hydrochloric acid

• B) Pepsin

• C) Gastrin

• D) Hepatocytes

Multiple Choice

When bile breaks apart large globules of fat, this process is ________.

• A) cholecystokinin

• B) absorption

• C) emulsification

• D) elimination

Multiple Choice

Which enzyme breaks down the sugar in milk?

• A) Amylase

• B) Lipase

• C) Flatus

• D) Lactase

Multiple Choice

Swallowing food is known by the medical name of ________.

• A) mastication

• B) deglutition

• C) ingestion

• D) defecation

Multiple Choice

Which medical word means "process of chewing"?

• A) Mastication

• B) Eructation

• C) Deglutition

• D) Defecation

Multiple Choice

When the intestine twists or rotates around itself because of a structural abnormality of the mesentery, this is malrotation of the intestine or ________.

• A) intussusception

• B) Crohn's disease

• C) appendicitis

• D) volvulus

Multiple Choice

If a physician palpates the abdomen and documents, "No hepatomegaly" in a patient's chart, this means that there is no ________.

• A) tenderness occurring over the area of the appendix

• B) mass felt in the intestines

• C) inguinal hernia present

• D) liver enlargement

Multiple Choice

Ulcers are caused by all of the following EXCEPT ________.

• A) stress

• B) drugs

• C) excessive hydrochloric acid

• D) nausea and vomiting

Multiple Choice

Telescoping of one segment of the intestine inside the lumen of the next segment is a(n) ________.

• A) hernia

• B) diverticulum

• C) intussusception

• D) ileus

Multiple Choice

Which type of hepatitis is also known as serum hepatitis?

• A) Hepatitis A

• B) Hepatitis B

• C) Hepatitis C

• D) Hepatitis D

Multiple Choice

The procedure abbreviated EGD refers to viewing which of the following?

• A) Stomach

• B) Large intestine

• C) Cecum

• D) Liver

Multiple Choice

Which is an appropriate drug for treating the disease abbreviated as GERD?

• A) A proton pump inhibitor drug

• B) A laxative drug

• C) An antidiarrheal drug

• D) An antiemetic drug

Multiple Choice

The abbreviation ERCP refers to an endoscopic retrograde procedure that involves the two structures of the ________.

• A) esophagus and stomach

• B) bile duct and pancreatic duct

• C) liver and stomach

• D) small and large intestines

Multiple Choice

Which is the abbreviation for a type of feeding tube?

• A) PUD

• B) PEG

• C) CBD

• D) LES

Multiple Choice

What is the name for the procedure to remove a section of diseased intestine and rejoin the intestine?

• A) Colostomy

• B) Endoscopy

• C) Resection and anastomosis

• D) Laparotomy