Patho Review - GI

What is the clinical term for cavities?

• cankers

• clusters

• caries

• calluses

What is the muscular contraction that aids the movement of substances throughout the body?

• peritoneum

• peristalsis

• peripheral

• perineum

What is a secondary complication of an appendix rupture?

• paralysis

• pelvic inflammatory disease

• parotitis

• peritonitis

Which of the following could possibly cause peptic ulcers?

• H. pylori bacteria

• NSAIDS

• drugs

• all of the above

What is the hardest substance in the body?

• cartilage

• bone

• enamel

• elbow

All of the following are functions of the liver EXCEPT

• Detoxification

• Carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism

• Reduction of cholesterol

• Productioin of bile

Which of the following results in abnormally shaped erythrocytes that lack oxygen carrying capacity?

• Esophageal atresia

• Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

• Cleft lip/palate

• Sicke cell anemia

What is the term for dark tarry stool?

• Septicemia

• Motility

• Melena

• Perforation

What is the disorder resulting from a mother's folic acid deficiency?

• Spina bifida

• Huntington's chorea

• Cerebral palsy

• Hydrocephalus