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| Difficulty swallowing is: |
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| What is the wavelike movement that propels food through the digestive system? |
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| The tube that connects the oral cavity with the esophagus is the: |
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| The sphincter between the stomach and first part of the small intestine is the: |
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| Inflammation of the rectum and anus is called: |
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| What is the term for black, tarry stools caused by partially digested blood? |
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| Crohn's disease is also called: |
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| What is an abnormal channel between internal organs or from an internal organ to the surface of the body? |
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| Chronic inflammation of the colon and rectum, manifesting as bouts of profuse, watery diarrhea, is: |
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| Twisting of the intestines is: |
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| Chronic degenerative disease of the liver, most commonly associated with alcohol abuse, is: |
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| Presence of stones in the galbladder is called: |
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| Constriction of a tubular structure, including intestines, leading to an impedance of circulation is: |
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| Nutrition introduced through a digestive structure is: |
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| Making a new opening by rejoining two ends of a cut esophagus is called: |
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| An example of an anastomosis is a(n): |
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| Cutting out part or all of the stomach is called: |
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| What is the term for destruction of adhesions? |
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| An artificial opening on the abdominal wall is a: |
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| A congenital opening in the anterior abdominal wall is: |
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| The hepatic duct joins with the cystic duct of the gallbladder to form the: |
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| An organ in the epigastric region that produces enzymes for the digestion of carbohydrate, proteins, and lipids is the: |
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| A patient with hematemesis has: |
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| Another term for liver cancer is: |
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