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Gastrointestinal System

Name:____________________________
Across
Medication used to help the bowels eliminate feces
Injection of water and/or medications into the rectum and colon; commonly used to help the bowels eliminate feces
Gas or air in the stomach or intestine; air or gas expelled by the way of any body opening
Progressive, wavelike movement that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes of the body, especially the alimentary canal
Inflammation of the colon resulting in the formation of ulcers
The most serious form of constipation, in which stool is retained in the rectum
Nourishment given through a tube inserted through a nostril into the stomach
Enzymes produced in the stomach that begins protein digestion
Artificial opening in the abdomen for the purpose of evacuation of feces
Down
Large intestine
Inflammation of the gallbladder
Substance produced by the liver that prepares fats for digestion
Small quantity of blood that can be detected only by microscopic or chemical means
Acid produced by the stomach
Surgical removal of a diseased gallbladder and stones
Protrusion or projection of a stomach organ through the wall or cavity that normally contains it
A condition in which the patient has multiple, watery stools
Incision in the ilium