lower gi terminology

Question 1

sigmoid colon

Answer 1

terminal portion of large intestine before reaching the rectum

Question 2

rectum

Answer 2

final section of large intestine terminating at anus

Question 3

peristalsis

Answer 3

involuntary constriction and relaxation of the intestinal muscles, creating wave-like movements to push contents of canal forward

Question 4

dyschezia

Answer 4

difficulty pooping

Question 5

melena

Answer 5

dark sticky feces pertaining to digested blood

Question 6

hematochezia

Answer 6

passage of fresh blood from anus

Question 7

steatorrhea

Answer 7

fatty stool

Question 8

hemoccult ict

Answer 8

a rapid, visually read, qualitative immunochemical chromatographic method for detection of human hemoglobin in fecal samples

Question 9

guaiac testing

Answer 9

tests for occult blood

Question 10

pilonidal cyst

Answer 10

an unusual pocket in the skin that usually contains hair and skin debris

Question 11

hemorrhoids

Answer 11

swollen, inflamed veins around your anus or the lower part of your rectum

Question 12

pinworms

Answer 12

white, parasitic worms that can live in the large intestine of humans