Author Question: The nurse would expect the least formed stool to be present in which portion of the digestive tract? ... (Read 77 times)

asan beg · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse would expect the least formed stool to be present in which portion of the digestive tract?

a. Ascending
b. Descending
c. Transverse
d. Sigmoid

Question 2

The nurse knows that most nutrients are absorbed in which portion of the digestive tract?

a. Stomach
b. Duodenum
c. Ileum
d. Cecum

amy.lauersdorf90 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The path of digestion goes from the ascending, across the transverse, to the descending and finally passing into the sigmoid; therefore, the least formed stool would be in the ascending.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Most nutrients are absorbed in the duodenum with the exception of certain vitamins, iron, and salt (which are absorbed in the ileum). Food is broken down in the stomach. The cecum is the beginning of the large intestine.