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
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.
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