NUR 143 Module K Test With Complete Solution

NUR 143 Module K Test With
Complete Solution

GI major functions - ANSWER 1. Ingestion and digestion of food

2. Elimination of waste products

large intestine (colon) functions - ANSWER -Absorption of water

-Produce vitamin K and some B-complex

vitamins

-Formation of feces

-Expulsion of feces

(Extends from ileocecal valve to anus)

feces - ANSWER solid waste material that leaves the body through the anus

stool - ANSWER excreted feces

hemorrihoids - ANSWER abnormally distended veins in the rectum and anus

defecation - ANSWER the process of bowel elimination; a bowel movement

flatus - ANSWER intestinal gas

diarrhea - ANSWER passage of more than 3 loose stools a day

constipation - ANSWER dry, hard stool; persistently difficult passage of stool;
and/or the incomplete passage of stool

fecal impaction - ANSWER the prolonged retention and buildup of feces in the
rectum

, fecal incontinence - ANSWER involuntary or inappropriate passing of stool or flatus

Peristalsis - ANSWER Contractions of the circular and longitudinal muscles of the
intestine.

-Occurs every 3-12 minutes

Mass peristalsis - ANSWER A strong peristaltic wave that begins in the transverse
colon and quickly drives the contents of the colon into the rectum

-Occurs 1-4 times a day/24 hours




Variables affecting bowel elimination - ANSWER -Developmental considerations

-Daily patterns

-Food and fluid

-Activity and muscle tone

-Lifestyle, psychological variables

-Pathologic conditions

-Medications

-Diagnostic studies

-Surgery and anesthesia




Developmental variables - ANSWER -Infants vary by what they eat

-Toddlers need to have physiological maturity

-Children-adults patterns vary