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Which abbreviation stands for nothing by mouth?


A) IBS
B) NPO
C) NG
D) n&v

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The palate forms the floor of the oral cavity.

A) True
B) False

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Incontinence is the inability to control grinding your teeth.

A) True
B) False

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Which medication is used to treat nausea and vomiting?


A) antiemetic
B) antacid
C) laxative
D) anorexiant

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The folds in the lining of the stomach are called:


A) chyme
B) rugae
C) fundus
D) sphincters

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style -A medical term that means absence of an appetite is ________.

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A diaphragmatocele is also called a(n) :


A) polyp
B) hiatal hernia
C) inguinal hernia
D) esophageal varices

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Gavage means to give a patient food through an NG tube.

A) True
B) False

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Proton pump inhibitors prevent the pancreas from secreting digestive enzymes.

A) True
B) False

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In volvulus the intestine twists on itself, cutting off blood flow.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is not a grinding tooth?


A) molars
B) cuspids
C) premolars
D) bicuspids

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Cirrhosis is a general name for chronic disease of the:


A) colon
B) pancreas
C) liver
D) gallbladder

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Which is an accessory organ of the digestive system?


A) liver
B) pancreas
C) salivary gland
D) all of the above

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style -The suffix that means condition of stones is ________.

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style -The combining form that means salivary gland is ________.

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The correct order of the three sections of the small intestine is:


A) jejunum, duodenum, ileum
B) duodenum, jejunum, ileum
C) duodenum, ileum, jejunum
D) ileum, jejunum, duodenum

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following procedures provides the patient with intravenous nutrition?


A) total parenteral nutrition
B) gavage
C) nasogastric intubation
D) lavage

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-. Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style -A medical term that means pertaining to the esophagus is ________.

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The medical term for vomiting is:


A) ascites
B) cachexia
C) emesis
D) melena

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Which X-ray would be used to visualize the gallbladder?


A) IV cholecystography
B) upper GI series
C) cholangiography
D) lower GI series

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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