Anus, rectum, and prostate

Question 1

External sphincter

Answer 1

voluntary control

Question 2

internal sphincter

Answer 2

involuntary control

Question 3

Rectum

Answer 3

distal end of large intestine
12 cm

Question 4

Prostate gland

Answer 4

anterior of the rectum wall

Question 5

prostate cancer (PC)

Answer 5

most frequently diagnosed in males

Question 6

colorectal cancer (CRC)

Answer 6

slow growing
commonly screened for @ age 45

Question 7

Melena

Answer 7

stool of occult blood described as black, tarry, coffee grounds

Question 8

Bright red blood per rectum

Answer 8

newer bleed in lower GI

Question 9

Clay colored stool

Answer 9

Biliary cirrhosis, gallstones, hepatitis of viral ETOH origin

Question 10

Steatorrhea

Answer 10

stool containing excess fat
- Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, chromic pancreatitis

Question 11

rectal exam positions

Answer 11

left lateral
lithotomy
standing

Question 12

Anus

Answer 12

outside
moist, hairless, tightly closed, no lesions

Question 13

Rectum

Answer 13

inside

Question 14

Valsalva maneuver

Answer 14

instructing the patient to bear down and evaluate skin integrity through opening

Question 15

Fissure

Answer 15

painful longitudinal tear of the mucosa @ anal margin
- SHARDS OF GLASS feeling with pooping

Question 16

Hemorrhoid

Answer 16

varicose vein
“flabby papule”
internal/ external

Question 17

rectal prolapse

Answer 17

protrusion of complete rectal mucous membrane
- red moist doughnut containing radiating lines