Abdomen Week 2 (B) Flashcards
What is the main function of the small intestines?
- Primary absorption site
Small intestines
Origin:
Pylorus
Small intestines
Termination:
ileocecal junction
Small Intestine:
Admission into small intestine controlled by ______.
pylorus
What are the 3 parts of the small intestine?
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
What is the duodenum?
Where does the duodenum begin?
Begins at pylorus and terminates at duodenojejunal junction (level of L2)
What are the 4 parts of the duodenum?
- Superior
- Descending
- Horizontal
- Ascending
What is the superior part of the duodenum? (3)
What is the descending part of the duodenum?
What is the horizontal part of the duodenum?
What is the ascending part of the duodenum?
What is the arterial supply of the duodenum?
Following embryological origin of the gut
Foregut: above major _____
Midgut: below foregut, until ____ ______
duodenal
hind guts
Duodenum:
- Proximal to opening of bile duct (foregut):
Duodenum:
- Distal to opening of bile duct (midgut):
- Veins follow arterial supply but drain either directly or indirectly into _____ vein
portal
Lymphatic drainage duodenum:
- Anterior lymphatic vessels:
- Posterior lymphatic vessels:
Duodenum innervation:
- Vagus + greater & lesser abdominopelvic splanchnic nerves via: (3)
What is the most common ulcer? (2)
- Gastric most common
- Duodenum second most common
- Helicobacter ____ infection
- Chronic _____ predisposes
pylori
anxiety
- Acid secretion —> weaken _____ —> H. pylori erodes into wall
- Eroding into arteries —> life threatening _____
mucosa
bleeds
What does the vagus nerve control?
- Vagus nerves controls acid secretion
Vagotomy =
old treatment of ulcers