Week 11 Vocab

Question 0

Constipation

Answer 0

Infrequent passage of hardened stool

Question 1

Chyme

Answer 1

A predigested, acidified mass of food that passes from the stomach into the small intestine

Question 2

Diarrhea

Answer 2

Frequent passage of loose, liquid stool

Question 3

Fecal impactation

Answer 3

Retention of a large mass of hardened stool

Question 4

Feces

Answer 4

Waste; undigested food; inorganic material

Question 5

Flatus

Answer 5

Gas (flatus) is made in the stomach and intestines as your body breaks down food into energy

Question 6

Cleansing enema

Answer 6

an enema, usually composed of soapsuds, administered to remove all formed fecal material from the colon

Question 7

Hemoccult testing

Answer 7

A fecal occult blood test checks stool samples for traces of blood that cannot be seen with the naked eye

Question 8

Hemorrhoids

Answer 8

Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the anal canal. This common problem can be painful, but it’s usually not serious.

Question 9

Peristalsis

Answer 9

a series of wave-like muscle contractions that moves food to different processing stations in the digestive tract

Question 10

Retention enema

Answer 10

a medicinal or nutrient enema specially formulated so that it will remain in the bowel without stimulating the nerve endings that would ordinarily result in evacuation

Question 11

Stoma

Answer 11

An opening into the body from the outside that is created by a surgeon

Question 12

Defecation

Answer 12

Act/process of eliminating feces/ stool

Question 13

Ileus

Answer 13

Loss of neurological impulse to a small segment of the bowel; halts peristalsis to that area

Question 14

Incontinence

Answer 14

Uncontrolled defecation

Question 15

Nasogastric

Answer 15

A nasogastric tube, or NG tube, is a special tube that carries food and medicine to the stomach through the nose. It can be used for all feedings or for giving your child extra calories.

Question 16

Suppository

Answer 16

Medication inserted into the rectum to induce a bowel movement

Question 17

Colonostomy

Answer 17

Segment or portion of the colon is removed and the remaining of the colon is brought to the abdominal wall

Question 18

Decompression

Answer 18

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Question 19

Ileostomy

Answer 19

Entire colon is removed& end of ileum is brought to the abdominal wall

Question 20

Occult blood

Answer 20

Presence of blood in the stool, but not visible to the naked eye

Question 21

Ostomy appliance

Answer 21

Equipment used to manage an ostomy

Question 22

Suction

Answer 22

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