Ashley Nichole's EXAM #3 Flashcards
ANATOMY OF BOWEL ELIMINATION
Small and Large Intestines
Duodenum
Jejunum
Illium
Ascending
Transverse
Descending
Sigmoig
Rectum
Anus
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Small intestines Absorb nutrients & _______
water
the colon produces what in its intestinal walls to protect it from acid in the feces.
Mucous
What are the 3 main functions of the colon?
absorption of water and nutrients
Mucoid protection of the intestinal wall
Fecal elimination
The waste products leaving the stomach throught the small intestine and then passing through the ileocecal valve are called what?
Chyme
The colon/Large intestine: Reabsorbs _______, stores & transports body waste.
Water
If disease gets into the intestines it can lead to problems doing what?
absorbing nutrients.
Interventions such as surgery, immobility, medications, and therapeutic diets may affect _____ _______.
Bowel Elimination
Bowel movements that are infrequent, hard or dry, and diffiucult to pass.
Constipation
an increased number of loose, liquid stools.
Diarrhea
There are objective ways to assess for the presence of constipation or diarrhea, but individual bowel patterns vary greatly.
True or False
True
Various disease processes necessitate the creation of bowel diversions to allow _____ ______ to continue.
fecal elimination
Stool specimens are collected both for ______ and for _____ _______, such as for teh detection of occult blood, bacteria, or parasites.
screening; diagnostic test
Fecal Occult Blood Test
Guaiac Test
Ostomie
Sugical opening for permanant or temporary acess.
(acess in the abdominal wall to allow fecal matter to pass)
(colostomy bag)
Stoma
opening
_____ Stomas are a result of colorectal cancer or some types of bowel disease.
End
_____ end in the colon
colostamies
____ end in the ileum
ileostomies
_____ colostamies are performed as a medical emergency adn are temporary.
Loop
_____ colostomies consist of two abdominal stomas one proximal and one disatal.
Double-barrel
What are factors taht affect normal bowel elimination?
Age, Diet, Fluids, Physical activity, Psychological factors, Personal habits, Positioning, Pain, Pregnancy, Surgery and anesthesia, Medications.
Infant Breast Milk Stools appear
watery and yellow brown.
Infant Formula Stools
pasty and brown
At what age do toddlers gain bowel control?
2-3 years of age.
What effects elimination in older adults?
Decreased paristalisis and relaxation of the sphincters.
Paristalsis
he wormlike movement by which the alimentary canal or other tubular organs having both longitudinal and circular muscle fibers propel their contents, consisting of a wave of contraction passing along the tube for variable distances.
