Digestive System Review

Which term means rupture of the stomach?

• gastrorrhagia

• gastrorrhea

• gastrorrhexis

• NA

Which correct spelling of the term meaning the presence of gallstones?

• cholelithiasis

• cholelithosis

• colelithiasis

• NA

Which term describes the visual examination of the anal canal?

• anoscopy

• colonoscopy

• sigmoidoscopy

• NA

Difficulty in swallowing is known as _____________.

• anorexia

• dyspepsia

• dysphagia

• NA

Which of the following is not an accessory organ?

• pancreas

• liver

• esophagus

• NA

The walls of the small intestine are lined with fingerlike projections called ______.

• pepsin

• capillaries

• villi

• NA

Which term means the act of vomiting?

• emesis

• nausea 

• regurgitation 

• dyspepsia 

The digestive process starts with the _.

_ digestion is the physical process: food is chewed, mixed and churned.

_ muscular tube that moves food to the stomach using peristalsis.