Digestive System: Gut Instincts

Mixing of ingesta in the intestine is called

• propulsion

• peristalsis

• segmentation

• separation

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen is called

• ascites

• effusion

• icterus

• bloat

Telescoping of one part of the intestine into an adjacent part is called

• volvulus

• diverticulum

• parenchyma

• intussusception

The small intestine is attached to the dorsal abdominal wall by the

• peritoneum

• emesis

• mesentery

• omentum

Eating and licking of abnormal substances is called

• coprophagy

• pica

• dysphagia

• polyphagia

Inflammation of the mouth is

• stomatitis

• orititis

• dentitis

• osititis

Straining, painful defecation is called

• strangstolia

• colostrangia

• tenesmus

• epulis

A tumor of the liver is a

• hematoma

• hemoma

• hepatoma

• hemotoma

Marked wasting of excessive leanness is

• evaluation

• elimination

• emesis

• emaciation

The combining form for the first part of the large intestine is

• ile/o

• cec/o

• duoden/o

• jejun/o