Bowel Elimination

Question 1

Anus

Answer 1

opening at the end of anal canal

Question 2

Bowel Incontinence

Answer 2

inability of the anal sphincter to control the discharge of fecal and gaseous material

Question 3

Bowel-Training Program

Answer 3

program that manipulates factors within a person’s control (timing of defecation, exercise, diet) to produce a regular pattern of comfortable defecation without medication or enemas

Question 4

Colostomy

Answer 4

an opening into the colon that permits feces to exit through the stoma

Question 5

Constipation

Answer 5

passage of dry,hard fecal material

Question 6

Defecation

Answer 6

emptying of the intestinal tract, synonym for bowel movement

Question 7

Diarrhea

Answer 7

passage of liquid and unformed stool

Question 8

Endoscopy

Answer 8

direct visualization of hollow organs of the body using an endoscope (a flexible, lighted tube

Question 9

Enema

Answer 9

introduction of solution into the lower bowel

Question 10

Fecal Impaction

Answer 10

collection in the rectum of hardened feces that cannot be passed

Question 11

Fecal Incontinence

Answer 11

involuntary or inappropriate passing of stool or flatus

Question 12

Feces

Answer 12

intestinal waste products

Question 13

Fissure

Answer 13

a linear break on the margin of the anus

Question 14

Flatulence

Answer 14

excessive formation of gases in the gastrointestinal tract

Question 15

Flatus

Answer 15

intestinal gas

Question 16

Hemorrhoids

Answer 16

abnormally distended rectal veins

Question 17

Ileostomy

Answer 17

opening into the small intestine allows fecal content from the ileum to be eliminated through the stoma

Question 18

Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis

Answer 18

moisture-associated skin breakdown caused by prolonged contact of the skin with urine or feces

Question 19

Laxatives

Answer 19

drug used to induce emptying of the intestinal tract

Question 20

Occult Blood

Answer 20

blood present in such minute quantities that cannot be detected with the unassisted eye

Question 21

Ostomy

Answer 21

general term referring to an artificial opening; usually used to refer to an opening created for the excretion of body waste

Question 22

Paralytic Ileus

Answer 22

paralysis of intestinal peristalsis

Question 23

Peristalsis

Answer 23

involuntary,progressive, wave-like movement of the musculature of the gastrointestinal tract

Question 24

Stoma

Answer 24

artifical opening for waste excretion located on the body surface

Question 25

Stool

Answer 25

excreted feces

Question 26

Suppository

Answer 26

oval-or cone-shaped substance that is inserted into a body cavity and that melts at body temperature

Question 27

Valsalva Maneuver

Answer 27

forcible exhalation against a closed glottis, resulting in increased intrathoracic pressure