CHAPTER 12
Disorders of Digestive Tract
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Probe of case history (A) One of the reasons for the patient’s appendicitis was a fecalith. What if the patient’s problem had been described as a fecaloma (fee-kal-OH-mah) instead? Analyze fecaloma by inserting two slash marks into it. Label these as root and suffix. What is the literal English translation for this term? (B) A laparoscope was used to examine the interior of the abdomen. Build a single term that means “the process of examining the abdomen.” [Check your short answers with the key near the end of this chapter.]
Quiz Refer to the text in this chapter if necessary. A good score is at least 8 correct answers out of these 10 questions. The answers are listed at the back of this book. 1. The word, digest, derives from the Latin for: (a) “Gnawing hunger” (b) “Pretty blueberries” (c) “Separate or dissolve” (d) “Blow into” 2. An accessory digestive organ that secretes into the oral cavity: (a) Salivary gland (b) Pancreas (c) Tonsil (d) Thyroid 3. The cholecyst is the technical term for the: (a) Liver (b) Stomach (c) Pylorus (d) Gallbladder 4. A synonym (similar word) for defecation is: (a) Egestion (b) Mastication (c) Digestion (d) Ingestion 5. The unusual root in duodenum means: (a) “First part” (b) “Dynamic duo”