Ch 38 Bowel elimination Flashcards
Anus
Opening at the end of the anal canal
Bowel incontinence
The inability of the anal sphincter to control the discharge of fecal and gaseous material
Bowel training program
Program that manipulates factors within a persons control; timing of defecation, exercise, diet; to produce a regular pattern of comfortable defecation without medication or enemas
Colostomy
An opening into the colon that permits feces to exit through the stoma
Constipation
Passage of dry, hard fecal matter
Defecation
Emptying of the intestinal tract; synonym for bowel movement
Diarrhea
 passage of liquid and unformed stools
Endoscopy
Direct visualization of hollow organs of the body using an endoscope
Enema
Introduction of solution into the lower bowel
Fecal impaction
Collection in the rectum of heart and feces that cannot be passed
Fecal incontinence
Involuntary or inappropriate passing of stole our Flatus
Feces
Intestinal waste products
Fissure
A linear brake on the margin of the anus
Flatulence
Excessive formation of gases in the gastrointestinal tract
Flatus
Intestinal gas