Chapter 29 Vocab

Question 1

colostomy

Answer 1

stoma between the colon and the body surface

Question 2

constipation

Answer 2

the passage of hard, dry stool

Question 3

defecation

Answer 3

excretion of feces

Question 4

dehydration

Answer 4

the excessive loss of water from tissues

Question 5

diarrhea

Answer 5

liquid stool

Question 6

enema

Answer 6

the introduction of fluid into the rectum and lower colon

Question 7

fecal impaction

Answer 7

prolonged retention and buildup of feces in the rectum

Question 8

fecal incontinence

Answer 8

the inability to control the passage of feces

Question 9

feces

Answer 9

semi-solid mass of waste products in the colon

Question 10

flatulence

Answer 10

excessive gas formation in the stomach

Question 11

flatus

Answer 11

fart

Question 12

ileostomy

Answer 12

stoma between the ileum and body surface

Question 13

ostomy

Answer 13

surgically created opening that connects an internal organ to the body’s surface

Question 14

peristalsis

Answer 14

alternating contraction and relaxation of intestinal muscles

Question 15

stoma

Answer 15

surgically created opening on the body surface

Question 16

stool

Answer 16

excreted feces

Question 17

suppository

Answer 17

solid drug inserted into a body opening

Question 18

SSE

Answer 18

soapsuds enema