Abdominal Cavity and Contents Part 2 Flashcards
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Greek word of stomach
Gaster
Stomach is?
Sac-shaped enlargement of alimentary canal between esophagus and duodenum
Stomach location
Left cranial quadrant, caudal to liver
Empty stomach
- Intrathoracic part of abdominal cavity
2. Separated from abdominal wall
Can you palpate empty stomach?
No
Moderately full stomach location
T9 → 12
Contact with abdominal wall
Can you palpate moderately full stomach?
Yes
Greatly distended stomach location
T9 → L2 or 3
Extends into caudal abdominal quadrants
Extensive contact with abdominal wall
Can you palpate greatly distended stomach?
Easily
Parietal surface of stomach contacts?
- Liver
- Diaphragm
- Not covered by greater omentum
Visceral surface of stomach contacts?
- Intestine
- Pancrease
- Covered by greater omentum
Greater omentum covers which surface of stomach?
Visceral
4 regions of stomach
- Cardiac
- Fundus
- Body
- Pylorus
Cardiac portion of stomach surrounds?
Cardiac opening
Fundal region of stomach
Blind sac dorsal to cardia
Body of stomach
Middle portion between fundus and pyloric portion
2 parts of pyloric portion of stomach
- Pyloric antrum
2. Pyloric canal
Pyloric antrum characteristics
- Thin-walled
2. Wider proximal part
Pyloric canal characteristics
- Thick-walled
2. Narrower distal part
Greater curvature of the stomach is what type of border?
Convex ventral border
Curvatures of stomach extend from ? to ?
Cardia → pylorus
Lesser curvature of the stomach is what type of border?
Concave dorsal border
Cardiac ostium aka?
Cardia
Pyloric ostium aka?
Pylorus