The Use of Water to Treat Physical Problems Is ____

question 25

Multiple Choice

The use of water to treat physical problems is ____.

• A) fluidotherapy
• B) hydrotherapy
• C) cryotherapy
• D) thermotherapy
• E) diathermy

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Definitions:

Gastrin

A hormone released by the stomach mucosa; stimulates the gastric glands to secrete pepsinogen.

Acid-Secreting Glands

Glands in the body that release acid, such as the gastric glands in the stomach which secrete hydrochloric acid.

Ascending Colon

The first part of the colon into which undigested food from the small intestine is passed, ascending on the right side of the abdomen.

Transverse Colon

A part of the large intestine that crosses the abdomen horizontally from right to left, involved in the absorption of water and salts.