Medical terminology chapter 3

A _______ creates a picture by scanning thin, successive slices of an organ.

• x-ray

• ultrasound

• MRI

• CT

Swallowing food is known by the medical name of ________.

• mastication

• deglutition

• ingestion

• defecation

The medical word emesis means ________.

• loose stools

• difficulty swallowing

• vomiting

• excessive gas

A baby's first stool is called

• meconium

• volvulus

• obstipation

• hepatoma

Weakness in the wall of the colon where the mucosa forms an abnormal pouch or tube-shaped sac that opens into the lumen of the colon; caused by eating a low fiber diet.

• colon cancer

• diverticulum

• appendicitis

• adhesion

An inguinal hernia would appear in the area of the ________.

• stomach

• navel

• ribs

• groin

Which of the following is a small, fleshy, benign or precancerous growth in the mucosa of the colon?

• Cirrhosis

• Diverticulosis

• Polyp

• Hemorrhoid

Which of the following is a stone in the salivary gland?

• fecalith

• cholelithiasis

• sialolith

• hepatoma

Which pair of salivary glands is located on either side of the head in front of the ear?

• sublingual glands

• parotid glands

• maxillary glands

• submandibular glands

Condition in which feces become trapped inside a diverticulum causing inflammation, infection, abdominal pain, and fever.

• volvulus

• appendicitis

• diverticulitis

• inflammatory bowel disease