lower GI

Question 1

motility of lower G.I.

Answer 1

25 to 30 hours

Segmental mixing
Mass movement for elimination

Question 2

absorption and lower G.I.

Answer 2

Mainly fluid

Water, ions, minerals, vitamins

Question 3

large intestine

Answer 3

Wider than the small intestine, and begins be on the ileocecal sphincter and ends at anus

Question 4

teniae coli

Answer 4

longitudinal layer of smooth muscle is arranged in three discreet strips

Question 5

contractions of tenae coli cause…

Answer 5

the wall of the large intestine to form bulges known as haustra

Question 6

Secretion in large intestine

Answer 6

minimal mucosal cells

Question 7

digestion in large intestine

Answer 7

None other than bacterial fermentation

Question 8

Absorption in large intestine

Answer 8

Nutrient absorption completed prior to entry

Fluid absorption

Question 9

Storage in large intestine

Answer 9

fecal waste in left colon

Question 10

congenital Hirschsprung’s disease

Answer 10

Absent nerve cells in the muscles of the babies colon

Failure to have a bowel movement within 48 hours after birth

Question 11

diverticulitis of colon

Answer 11

Rupture, bleeding pain, diarrhea

Question 12

ulcerative colitis

Answer 12

Rectal and colon bleeding thinning of wall- megacolon