Gastrointestinal - Answer-digestive system that is responsible for digesting the food we eat and absorbing the nutrient molecules.
When the food is processing what organs does it past of the gastrointestinal ? - Answer-Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestine, colon, rectum and anal.
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Gastroenterology Exam Questions and
Answers
Gastrointestinal - Answer-digestive system that is responsible for digesting the food we
eat and absorbing the nutrient molecules.
When the food is processing what organs does it past of the gastrointestinal ? - Answer-
Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestine, colon, rectum and anal.
What accessory organs helps assist the digestive system? - Answer-Liver, gallbladder,
and pancreas.
Gastroenterology - Answer-branch of medicine specializing in the diagnosis and
treatment of diseases and conditions affecting the lower gastrointestinal ( GI ) tract.
Gastroenterologist - Answer-Conditions that get treated includes; bleeding, cancer,
infections, nutritional disorders, inflammatory disorders, diverticulitis, gallbladder
disease, liver disease, gastrointestinal re flux, and ulcers.
An/o - Answer-Anus ( distal opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body)
appendic/o - Answer-appendix ( small pouch attached to the cercum; serves no
purpose)
append/o - Answer-appendix
chol/e - Answer-bile ( substance produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder;
transported to duodenum by the common bile duct; aids fat digestion; also call gall)
cholangi/o - Answer-bile duct ( series of ducts to transports bile between liver,
gallbladder, and duodenum)
cholecyst/o - Answer-gallbladder ( organ stores bile produced by liver )
choledoch/o - Answer-common bile duct ( main duct that transports bile from liver or
gallbladder to duodenum)
col/o - Answer-colon (recieves undigested food from intestine, allows for water to be
reabosorbed into body; what remains are called feces. )
colon/o - Answer-colon ( divided into ascending colon, transverse colon, descending
colon, and sigmoid colon )
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