chapter 17

Question 1

defacation

Answer 1

bowel elimination, act of passing feces from large intestine out of the body through the anus

Question 2

feces

Answer 2

aka stool/BM are semi-solid material made up of water, solid waste material, bacteria, and mucus

Question 3

peristalsis

Answer 3

involuntary contractions that move food through GI system

Question 4

hemmorhoids

Answer 4

enlarged veins in the rectum, common causes: chronic constipation, obesity, pregnancy, chronic diarrhea, overuse of laxatives and enemas, and straining during BMs

Question 5

malabsorption

Answer 5

body cannot absorb or digest a particular nutrient properly, often accomp by diarrhea

Question 6

GERD

Answer 6

chronic condition in which liquid contents of stomach back up into esophagus, which can inflame and damage lining of esophagus, can cause bleeding or ulcers

Question 7

heartburn

Answer 7

weakening of the sphincter muscle that joins the esophagus and the stomach

Question 8

ulceration

Answer 8

result if heartburn occurs frequently and remains untreated

Question 9

peptic ulcers

Answer 9

raw sores in the stomach, where a dull or burning pain occurs 1-3 hrs after eating, accomp by belching or vomiting, can cause bleeding or black tarry stools, caused by excessive acids

Question 10

UC

Answer 10

ulcerative colitis, chronic inflammatory dz of large intestines, includes cramping diarrhea pain on one side of lower abd, rectal bleeding, loss of appetite, and weight loss

Question 11

stoma

Answer 11

artificial opening in the stomach

Question 12

colorectal cancer

Answer 12

aka colon ca, ca of GI tract,

Question 13

enema

Answer 13

putting fluid into rectum in order to eliminate stool or feces

Question 14

ostomy

Answer 14

surgical creation of an opening from an area inside the body to the outside

Question 15

ureterostomy

Answer 15

when ureter is opened to abdomen for urine to be eliminated

Question 16

colostomy

Answer 16

surgically created opening into the large intestine to allow stool to be expelled, stool with generally be semi solid

Question 17

ileostomy

Answer 17

surgically created opening into end of small intestine to allow stool to be expelled, stool will be liquid and may be irritating to R’s skin