Bowel Elimination

Question 1

refers to secretion and excretion of body wastes from the intestines

Answer 1

Bowel Elimination

Question 2

what are the anatomical parts involved in bowel elimination?

Answer 2

mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus, defecation

Question 3

food mixes with saliva and creates a bolus and then food is swallowed, enzymes actually start breaking down the food here

Answer 3

mouth

Question 4

secretes mucus and facilitates movement of the food to the stomach

Answer 4

esophagus

Question 5

1 inch in diameter and about 28 feet long, secretes amylase, lactose, lipase, made up of the cecum, ileum, duodenum, jejunum

Answer 5

small intestine

Question 6

prevents the backflow of material from the ileum

Answer 6

chyme

Question 7

two and half inches in diameter and about five and half feet long; job is to absorb water and sodium and excrete feces

Answer 7

large intestine

Question 8

bowel movement; expulsion of feces from the anus and rectum

Answer 8

defecation

Question 9

waste product normally brown in color

Answer 9

feces

Question 10

wave like movements produced by muscle fibers to propel feces forward

Answer 10

peristalsis

Question 11

gas; about 7-10 liters of gas in the large intestine in a span of 24 hours

Answer 11

flatus

Question 12

movement of the chyme

Answer 12

haustral churning

Question 13

increased peristalsis of the colon right after eating food (right after this happens diarrhea tends to follow)

Answer 13

gastrocolic reflex

Question 14

what are the factors affecting bowel elimination?

Answer 14

age, diet, fluid intake, physical activity, psychological factors, personal habits, position during defecation, pain, pregnancy, surgery and anesthesia, medications, diagnostic tests

Question 15

when assessing somone’s bowel elimination what questions should you ask?

Answer 15

describe a normal stool size, color, etc?
how frequent do you defecate?
any bowl diversions?
diet history - has there been any change in diet?
exercise?
daily fluid intake? 
history of surgery?
medication history?

Question 16

Beans, beer, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carbonated beverages, cauliflower, onions produce what common intestinal reaction?

Answer 16

gas

Question 17

Cabbage, celery, coconut, corn, dried fruit, green peppers, lettuce, mushrooms, nuts, peas, pineapple, popcorn, raw vegetables, seeds, skins from fruits and vegetables produce what common intestinal reaction?

Answer 17

incomplete digestion

Question 18

applesauce, bananas, cheese, pasta, rice, peanut butter, potato (without the skin), tapioca produce what common intestinal reaction?

Answer 18

thickened stool

Question 19

grape juice, high-sugar foods, prune juice, spicy food produce what common intestinal reaction?

Answer 19

thinned stool

Question 20

alcohol, asparagus, eggs, fish, garlic onions produce what common intestinal reaction?

Answer 20

increased odor

Question 21

buttermilk and yogurt produce what common intestinal reaction?

Answer 21

reduced odor

Question 22

examinations that utilize a scope such as sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, upper GI endoscopy

Answer 22

direct visualization

Question 23

examination that requires bowel prep such as bowel preparation

Answer 23

indirect visualization

Question 24

protein that acts like a sponge and keeps the fluid in a vascular volume

Answer 24

albumin

Question 25

brown color of the feces and is removed from the body by the liver

Answer 25

bilirubin

Question 26

a symptom, not a disease; infrequent stool and/or hard, dry, small stools that are difficult to eliminate

Answer 26

constipation

Question 27

results from unrelieved constipation; a collection of hardened feces wedged in the rectum that a person cannot expel

Answer 27

impaction

Question 28

an increase in the number of stools and the passage of liquid, unformed feces

Answer 28

diarrhea

Question 29

inability to control passage of feces and gas into the anus

Answer 29

incontinence

Question 30

accumulation of gas in the intestines causing the walls to stretch

Answer 30

flatulence

Question 31

dilated, engorged veins the lining of the rectum

Answer 31

hemorrhoids