02c: GI Anatomy and Function Flashcards

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Esophagus is (cartilaginous/muscular/smooth) tube that conveys food from (Y) to (Z).

A

Muscular;
Y = pharynx
Z = stomach

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Which muscle type found in esophagus?

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Proximal 1/3: skeletal
Middle 1/3: skeletal and smooth
Distal 1/3: smooth

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Nerve/blood supply to esophagus is like that of (body wall/viscera).

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Both (transition), depending on which portion/muscle type of esophagus

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In thorax, esophagus receives blood from (X) and drains into (Y).

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X = direct midline esophageal branches (aorta)
Y = azygous system
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In abdomen, esophagus receives blood from (X) and drains into (Y).

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X = left gastric artery (celiac trunk)
Y = left gastric vein
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Esophagus terminates at which point?

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Passes through esophageal hiatus (in diaphragm) and enters cardiac notch of stomach

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(X) musculature forms the inferior esophageal sphincter. What’s the key function of this sphincter?

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X = diaphragmatic

Prevents reflux of gastric contents back into esophagus

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Dilated superior part of stomach is called:

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the fundus

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Outlet of stomach is guarded by (X) sphincter.

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X = pyloric

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Emptying of stomach is dependent on (X) pressure, which overcomes (Y) resistance.

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X = intragastric
Y = pyloric sphincter's
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T/F: Inner walls of stomach are smooth.

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False - gastric folds (rugae)

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What occurs in pyloric stenosis?

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Gastric outlet obstruction due to hypertrophy/hyperplasia of pylorus muscle layers

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(X) plexus forms around inferior esophagus. Which nerve is the source of this (somatic/sympathetic/parasympathetic) plexus?

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X = esophageal
Parasympathetic;
Vagus nerve

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Parasympathetic innervation to stomach: (X) continues through the esophageal hiatus as (Y).

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X = esophageal plexus
Y = anterior and posterior gastric branches
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Hiatal hernia is:

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protrusion of part of stomach through esophageal hiatus (in diaphragm)

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In (X) hiatal hernia, (Y) of stomach remains in place and (Z) herniates through. Reflux?

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X = paraesophageal
Y = cardia
Z = fundus

No reflux

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In (X) hiatal hernia, both distal esophagus and proximal stomach are displaced (downward/upward). Reflux?

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X = sliding
Upward (through esophageal hiatus);
Reflux possible

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(X) part of duodenum receives (Y) ducts.

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X = second (descending)
Y = common bile and pancreatic
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(X) part of duodenum sandwiched between (Y) vessels.

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X = third (horizontal)
Y = SMA/SMV and major vessels (aorta/IVC)
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Suspensory muscle of duodenum is called:

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ligament of Treitz

21
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Pancreas has (X) cells that release (Y).

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X = exocrine
Y = digestive enzymes
22
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Gallbladder holds (X), produced by (Y). What’s the function of (X)?

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X = bile
Y = liver

Fat emulsification

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Hepatopancreatic ampulla is:

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Site where bile and pancreatic duct come together (and empty into duodenum)

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Major site of transition between foregut and midgut is at:

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Hepatopancreatic ampulla

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Major duodenal papilla is:
Site/opening into which hepatopancreatic ampulla secretes contents
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Caudate lobe is (superior/inferior) to quadrate lobe. What separates them?
Superior; | Porta hepatis
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Portal vein transports blood (to/from) liver, (to/from) (X). What's the purpose?
To; from X = small intestine Contains nutrients, fats, CHO, etc. to be metabolized by liver
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Liver has (X) number of independent segments with its own (Y).
``` X = 8 Y = hepatic artery branch, portal vein branch, and hepatic duct ```
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Gallstones may form if:
1. Bile has too much cholesterol or bilirubin 2. Bile has not enough bile salts 3. Gallbladder doesn't empty completely/often enough
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When gallstones block (X), they can cause sudden pain in which region?
X = ducts of biliary tract Upper right abdomen
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Removal of gallbladder is called:
Cholecystectomy
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Spleen develops in (ventral/dorsal) mesogastrium.
Dorsal
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In an adult, function of spleen is to:
Store and recycle blood
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Most vascular organ in body is:
Spleen
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List the anomalies of (foregut/midgut/hindgut) rotation, from most to least common.
Midgut; 1. Nonrotation 2. Incomplete rotation (180o)
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Incomplete rotation of intestines is susceptible to (X), which is abnormal twisting of loop of bowel on its (Y).
``` X = volvulus Y = mesentery ```
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A persistent yolk, aka (X), duct in adult is a condition referred to as:
X = vitelline Meckel's diverticulum
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T/F: Meckel's diverticulum is often asymptomatic.
True
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Omphalocele occurs as a result of:
Failure of organs to retract into body during development
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Gastroschisis occurs as result of:
Failure of body wall to fuse
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In (omphalocele/gastroschisis), organs are covered by peritoneum.
Omphalocele
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Rectum able to hold weight of fec via which mechanisms?
1. Follows sacral curve until sharp bend 2. Lateral flexures (3) 3. Ampulla able to relax/expand to accommodate mass
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The anal valves form important demarcation, called (X), at which (Y) occurs.
``` X = pectinate (dentate) line Y = transition in arterial, venous/lymph, and innervation patterns (from visceral to somatic) ```
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The (caudate/quadrate) lobe is adjacent to gallbladder.
Quadrate
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The (X) parts of (Y) ligament attach liver to diaphragm.
``` X = triangular Y = coronary ```
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(X) has teniae coli.
X = sigmoid colon
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(X) has omental appendages.
X = sigmoid colon