Bowel Elimination Exam Questions and
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Updated 2026
GI Tract from mouth to anus, one of the first things
formed
Mouth digestion begins with mastication
esophagus peristalsis pushes food to stomach
stomach stores food, mixes food, liquid, digestive
juices
moves food into small intestine
small intestine duodenum, jejunum, ileum
large intestine primary organ of bowel elimination
anus expels feces and flatus from the rectum
Peristalsis moves food along the digestive tract
, what happens if there is a it can reverse - throwing up
blockage
in peristalsis
paralytic ileus stoppage of peristalsis
constipation A symptom, not a disease; infrequent stool
and/or
hard, dry, small stools that are difficult to
eliminate
impaction results from unrelieved constipation; a
collection of
hardened feces wedged in the rectum that
a
person cannot expel
diarrhea an increase in the number of stools and
the
passage of liquid, unformed feces
incontinence inability to control passage of feces and
gas to the
anus
flatulence gas
hemorrhoids enlarged blood vessels around rectum
increase risk of seeing blood
from straining, pregnancy, sitting too long
Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
GI Tract from mouth to anus, one of the first things
formed
Mouth digestion begins with mastication
esophagus peristalsis pushes food to stomach
stomach stores food, mixes food, liquid, digestive
juices
moves food into small intestine
small intestine duodenum, jejunum, ileum
large intestine primary organ of bowel elimination
anus expels feces and flatus from the rectum
Peristalsis moves food along the digestive tract
, what happens if there is a it can reverse - throwing up
blockage
in peristalsis
paralytic ileus stoppage of peristalsis
constipation A symptom, not a disease; infrequent stool
and/or
hard, dry, small stools that are difficult to
eliminate
impaction results from unrelieved constipation; a
collection of
hardened feces wedged in the rectum that
a
person cannot expel
diarrhea an increase in the number of stools and
the
passage of liquid, unformed feces
incontinence inability to control passage of feces and
gas to the
anus
flatulence gas
hemorrhoids enlarged blood vessels around rectum
increase risk of seeing blood
from straining, pregnancy, sitting too long
