Linton: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition
Chapter 40: Lower Digestive Tract Disorders
Answer Key – Open-Book Quiz
1. Factors related to obesity include heredity, body build and metabolism, psychosocial
factors, and some medications (e.g., some antipsychotic agents, antidepressants,
2. Megacolon is a condition in which the large intestine loses the ability to contract
3. The initial symptom of appendicitis is usually pain in the epigastric region or around
the umbilicus, which then shifts to the right lower quadrant. The classic symptom of
4. Abdominal hernias are classified as reducible or irreducible. A reducible hernia slips
5. In both ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease, inflammation and ulceration of the lining
of the intestinal tract occurs. With ulcerative colitis, the inflammation typically begins
6. Diverticulosis is currently treated with a high-residue diet without spicy foods. Stool
7. People at greater risk for colorectal cancer are those with histories of inflammatory
bowel disease or family histories of colorectal cancer or multiple intestinal polyps.
