Nurs 200 - Exam 2 - Chapter 44: Bowel Elimination
Self-designed quiz based on Chapter 44 (Bowel Elimination) from Fundamentals of Nursing textbook. In cases with multiple correct answers, select the BEST answer.
- 1.______ cause pink to red to black stools
- 2.The primary organ of bowel elimination is...
- A.
Small intestine
- B.
Stomach
- C.
Rectum
- D.
Large Intestine
- 3.The gastrointestinal tract is also known as...
- 4.True or False: The ileocecal (aka ileocolic) valve is the connection between the ileum of the small intesitne and the large intestine
- 5.The large intestine in adults is approximately how long?
- A.
2 ft
- B.
4 ft
- C.
5 ft
- D.
7 ft
- E.
12 ft
- 6.The _____ is the first part of the large intestine
- 7.From the cecum, the digestive contects travel through the colon, which consists of several segments. Cecum --> _____ colon ---> ______ _____ (turn) ---> _____ colon ---> _____ _____ (turn) ---> ____ colon --> _____ colon
- 8.The colon is enervated by the _________ nervous system
- 9.Which of the following is true
- A.
The sympathetic nervous system promotes movements relating to bowel
- B.
The parasympathetic nervous system inhibits movements relating to bowel
- C.
Peristalsis is the contractions of circular and longitudinal muscles of the intestine and occur every 3 to 12 minutes
- D.
Hemorrhoids are if the arteries in the rectum become abnormally distended
- 10.Which of the following is the definition of intestinal gas?
- A.
Flatulence
- B.
Fart
- C.
Flatus
- D.
Fleetus
- 11.Which sphincter is under conscious/voluntary control?
- 12.What refers to the emptying of te large intestine?
- A.
Defecation
- B.
Stool
- C.
Bowel movement
- D.
A and C
- E.
All of the above
- 13.Which of the following is not a muscle used to create pressure in aiding in defecation?
- A.
Thigh muscles
- B.
Abdominal muscles
- C.
Diaphragm
- D.
Pectoral muscles
- 14.What is the term used to descibe the technique of "bearing down" when passing a bowel movement?
- A.
Valsalva maneuver
- B.
Hemorrhoids
- C.
Defecation
- D.
Bowel elimination
- 15.Is the stool from formula milk or breast milk more likely to be brown?
- 16.Which of the following is true?
- A.
Breast-fed infants usually pass 1-2 stools per day
- B.
Bottle-fed infants usually pass 2-10 stools per day
- C.
Daytime bowel control is normally attained by 30 months
- D.
Psychological maturity is the first priority for successful bowel training
- 17.At what age are the internal and external anal sphincters fully developed, leading to the voluntary control of defecation?
- A.
12-26 months
- B.
30 months
- C.
18-30 months
- D.
28 months
- E.
18-24 months
- 18.Which of the following accurately describe constipation?
- A.
Changes in place can lead to consitpation
- B.
When the feces remain in the rectum, water is reabsorbed, makming the stool hard
- C.
Constipation is often a chronic problem for older adults
- D.
Dietary manipulation is the initial treatment for constipation
- E.
All of the above
- 19.______ foods increase the bulk in fecal material. Bulkier feces increase pressure on the intestinal wall, which serves as a stiimulus for peristalsis.
- 20.Alcohol and coffee have a...
- A.
Laxative effect
- B.
Constipating effect
- C.
Gas-producing effect
- D.
It depends
- 21.Chocolate has a....
- A.
Laxative effect
- B.
Constipating effect
- C.
Gas-producing effect
- D.
It depends
- 22.Certain fruits and vegetables and bran have a...
- A.
Laxative effect
- B.
Constipating effect
- C.
Gas-producing effect
- D.
It depends
- 23.Medication with the potential to cause gastrointestinal bleeding (e.g. anticoagulants, aspirin, etc) may cause the stool to appear:
- A.
Black
- B.
Pink
- C.
Red
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 24.What type of medication may result in a white discoloration or speckling of stool?
- 25.In what order should one perform an abdominal assessment?
- A.
Auscultation, inspection, percussion, palpation
- B.
Percussion, palpation, auscultation, inspection
- C.
Inspection, percussion, auscultation, palpation
- D.
Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
- E.
Inspection, percussion, palpation, auscultation
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