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Which test involves passing a needle through the skin of the abdominal wall and injecting contrast dye into the liver?


A) IVC
B) ERCP
C) CT
D) PTC

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The gallbladder is an accessory organ of digestion.It concentrates:


A) and stores bile from the liver.
B) and stores bile from the pancreas.
C) bile and sends it to the liver.
D) bile and sends it to the pancreas.

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The combining form gustat/o- means :


A) the sense of digestion.
B) the sense of swallowing.
C) the sense of smell.
D) the sense of taste.

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The combining form peritone/o- means :


A) around.
B) abdomen.
C) membrane.
D) peritoneum.

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The combining form cec/o- means circle.

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The combining form cheil/o- means :


A) abdomen.
B) chewing.
C) stomach.
D) lip.

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Which one of these surgeries is used to create a permanent opening in the abdomen in order to feed a patient through a feeding tube?


A) cholecystectomy
B) gastrostomy
C) gastrectomy
D) colonoscopy

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The large intestine includes the:


A) cecum, ileum, colon, and rectum.
B) cecum, appendix, mesentery, and anus.
C) duodenum, rectum, anus, and perianal area.
D) none of the above

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Which of the following is not one of the three parts of the small intestine?


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

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The combining form cholecyst/o- means ____________.

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gallbladder

To refer to the gallbladder,you would use the combining form:


A) cholangi/o-.
B) hepat/o-.
C) cholecyst/o-.
D) enter/o-

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A patient with esophageal varices has dilated ____________ in their esophagus.

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If a patient experiences difficult or painful eating and swallowing,the patient is said to have:


A) anorexia.
B) dyspepsia.
C) dysphagia.
D) gastritis.

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A small fleshy,benign,or precancerous growth that arises from the mucosa of the colon is a: ____________.

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The combining form abdomin/o- means ____________.

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abdomen

The combining form chez/o- means to pass feces.

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A patient who is NPO:


A) can have nothing by mouth.
B) has nausea and vomiting.
C) has GERD.
D) has a parasitic infection.

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The combining form aliment/o- means food or ____________.

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All of the following are true about laparoscopic cholecystectomy except:


A) it is a minimally invasive procedure.
B) it uses a laparoscope and carbon dioxide gas.
C) the procedure is visualized on a computer screen.
D) it uses an abdominal incision to widely open the abdomen.

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The combining form celi/o- means abdomen.

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