Fecal Elimination

Question 1

The excreted waste products are referred to as

Answer 1

Feces or Stool

Question 2

The waste products leaving the stomach through the small intestine and then passing through the ileocecal valve.

Answer 2

Chyme

Question 3

Is wavelike movement produced by the circular and longitudinal muscle fibers of the intestinal walls.

Answer 3

Peristalsis

Question 4

Is the expulsion of feces from the anus and rectume.

Answer 4

Defecation

Question 5

Are medications that stimulate bowel activity and so assist fecal elimination.

Answer 5

Laxatives

Question 6

May be defined as fewer than three bowel movements per week.

Answer 6

Constipation

Question 7

Is a mass or collection of hardened feces in the folds of the rectum.

Answer 7

Fecal Impaction

Question 8

Refers to the passage of liquid feces and an increased frequency of defecation.

Answer 8

Diarrhea

Question 9

Refers to the loss of voluntary ability to control fecal and gaseous discharges through the anal sphincter.

Answer 9

Bowel Incontinence

Question 10

Is the presence of excessive flatus in the intestines and leads to stretching and inflation of the intestines.

Answer 10

Flatulence

Question 11

Are herbal oils known to act as agents that help expel gas from the stomach and intestines.

Answer 11

Carminatives

Question 12

Are drugs that induce infection. They can have a strong, emptying effect.

Answer 12

Cathartics