Answer to Question #177855 in Human Anatomy and Physiology for kylie

Question

Which of the following are more characteristic of ulcerative colitis than Crohn’s disease?

1. small bowel involvement.

2. uniform involvement in the colon from rectum to caecum.

3. skip lesions of normal bowel between areas of inflammation.

4. noncaseating granulomas on biopsy. 

Answer 1

Ulcerative colitis is limited to the colon while Crohn's disease can occur anywhere between the mouth and the anus. In Crohn's disease, there are healthy parts of the intestine mixed in between inflamed areas. Ulcerative colitis, on the other hand, is continuous inflammation of the colon.

The more characteristic of ulcerative colitis than Crohn’s disease are -

uniform involvement in the colon from rectum to caecum

Skip lesions of normal bowel between areas of inflammation.