Abdominal Cavity Part 2 Flashcards
Parts of the Small Intestine
- duodenum
- jejunum
- ileum
Parts of the Large Intestine
- cecum
- colon
- rectum
- anal canal
stomach (gaster)
sac-shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal between esophagus and the duodenum
Location of the stomach?
left cranial quadrant, caudal to liver
Location of empty stomach?
- intrathoracic part of abdominal cavity
- separated from the abdominal wall
- CAN’T PALPATE
Location of a moderately full stomach?
- T9 - T12
- Contact with the abdominal wall
- Palpable
Location of a greatly distended stomach?
- T9-L2 or L3
- extends into the caudal abdominal quadrants
- extensive contact with the abdominal wall
- easily palpable
Regions of Stomach
- cardiac portion = surrounds the cardiac opening
- fundus = blind sac dorsal to the cardia
- body = middle portion between fundus and pyloric portion
- pyloric portion
- pyloric antrum - thin-walled, wider proximal part
- pyloric canal - thick-walled, narrower distal part
Curvatures of the stomach
Greater Curvature
-convex ventral border extending from the cardia to the pylorus (long way)
Lesser Curvature
-concave dorsal border extending from the cardia to the pylorus (short way)
Openings of the stomach
- cardiac ostium (cardia) - inlet -controlled by cardiac sphincter
- pyloric ostium (pylorus) - outlet - controlled by the pyloric sphincter
Notches of the stomach
- cardiac notch -between the cardia and the fundus
- angular notch - lower part of the lesser curvature
Hepatogastric ligament
from liver to lesser curvature of stomach
Gastrosplenic ligament
greater curvature of the stomach to the spleen
gastrophrenic ligament
from esophageal hiatus to the cardia of stomach
Cranial doudenal flexure
- right cranial quadrant
- hepatoduodenal ligament (part of lesser omentum)