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)