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Abdominal Viscera Flashcards

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Derivatives of Foregut (celiac trunk)

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Esophagus, stomach, duodenum, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas

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Derivatives of Midgut (superior mesenteric artery)

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  • Duodenum (also part of foregut), jejunum, ileum, cecum and appendix, ascending colon, 2/3 of transverse colon
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Derivatives of Hindgut (inferior mesenteric artery)

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1/3 transverse colon, descending and sigmoid colon, rectum and anal canal

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The thoracic esophagus pierces the diaphragm at ____

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T10 (this is known as the esophageal hiatus)

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Where is the esophageal hiatus located

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T10 (this is where thoracic esophagus pierces the diaphragm)

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The esophagus is slightly ____ of midline

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left

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The esophagus is slightly left of midline and then turns sharply ____ to enter the stomach at the _____

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left to enter the stomach at the cardiac orifice

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The cardiac orifice is located at about T____

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T11

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9
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The abdominal esophagus is about ____ cm

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2.5cm

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10
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The esophageal sphincter is physiologic, and not

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well defined anatomically

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11
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IVC passes through the diaphragm at ____

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T8

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12
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The Aorta passes through the diaphragm at

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T12

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13
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openings in the diaphragm are called ____

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hiatuses

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14
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What is a sliding hiatus hernia

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  • esophageal hiatus of diaphragm enlarges or weakens

- Abdominal esophagus and parts of the stomach (cardia and sometimes fundus) herniate into the thorax

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Paraesophageal hiatel hernia

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  • a defect in diaphragm next to the esophageal hiatus

- permits funds of stomach to herniate (not usually the esophagus)

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16
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Left end of stomach is fixed at

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T10-T11

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17
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Right end of stomach is fixed at

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L1-L2

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18
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The stomach is located in the

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left hypochondriac and epigastric regions

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19
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Parts of stomach

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  • fundus
  • cardiac part, cardiac orifice
  • body
  • pylorus
  • pyloric antrum
  • rugae
  • pylorus (pyloric sphincter)
  • Pyloric orifice
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20
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The pyloric antrum is the entrance to the

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pyloris

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21
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What is the entrance to the duodenum

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pyloric orifice

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22
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Posterior to the stomach

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  • diaphragm
  • spleen (posterior and lateral)
  • left suprarenal gland
  • upper left kidney
  • pancreas
  • left colic flexure
  • left transverse colon
  • Transverse mesocolon
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Anterior to the stomach

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  • anterior abdominal wall
  • left costal margin
  • left diaphragm
  • left and quadrate lobes of the liver
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24
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The _____ is located between the stomach and the large intestine

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small intestine

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25
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the duodenum is in what quadrant

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RUQ

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26
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The duodeno-jejunal flexure

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LUQ

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27
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how long is the duodenum

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10 inches long (12 finger-breadths)

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28
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The duodenum is located approximately at L_ and L__ vertebral bodies

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L1 and L4

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The duodenum starts at the ____ of the stomach and ends at the ___

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pylorus and ends at the duodenal-jejunal junction

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30
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The duodenum can further be subdivided into __-parts. what are they

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  • 4

- Superior, descending, horizontal, and ascending

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31
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The duodenum is secondarily retroperitoneal except for some of the ___ and ___ parts

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1st and 4th (superior and ascending)

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32
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Covered anteriorly by peritoneum except where the _________ crosses the 2nd part (descending) of the duodenum

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mesocolon of the transverse colon crosses

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The 1st part (superior) of the duodenum is surrounded by the

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hepatoduodenal ligament

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34
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The root of “the mesentery” begins at the _______

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duodeno-jejunal flexure

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35
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Features of the 1st part (superior) duodenum

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  • starts at the pyloric sphincter
  • about 2 inches long
  • held in place by the hepatoduodenal ligament
  • Portal vein, hepatic artery and bile duct are therefore posterior and superior to this part
  • Duodenal bulb (widened area)
  • The head of the pancreas is inferior to this part
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Features of the 2nd part (descending) duodenum

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  • about 3 inches long
  • all retroperitoneal (secondarily)
  • The fundus of the gall bladder, right lobe of the liver, transverse colon are all anterior
  • The right kidney and ureter are posterior
  • the head of the pancreas is medial
  • the bile and pancreatic ducts enter into the second part of the duodenum a the duodenal papilla
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37
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The bile and pancreatic ducts enter into the ___ part of the duodenum at the ____-

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2nd (descending) part of duodenum at the major duodenal papilla

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38
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Features of the 3rd part (horizontal) duodenum

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  • Superior mesenteric artery and vein and the root of the mesentery cross the anterior surface of the 3rd part of the duodenum
  • the head of the pancreas is superior
  • The jejunum is anterior and inferior
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39
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Features of the 4th part (ascending) duodenum

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  • not covered by peritoneum
  • the root of the mesentery and jejunum are anterior
  • the left margin of the aorta and medial border of the psoas muscle are posterior
  • the 4th part is held in place by the suspensory ligament (or muscle) of the duodenum (of Treitz)
  • The suspensory ligament anchors the 4th part of the duodenum to the right crus of the diaphragm
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40
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____ and ____ occupy most of the peritoneal cavity of the abdomen and pelvis

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jejunum and ileum

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41
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The jejunum and ileum are coiled and bout ___ feet long

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20

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42
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The jejunum begins at _____ junction and the ileum ends at the _____ valve

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duodenual-jejunal junction and the ileum ends at the oleo-cecal valve

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The jejunum and the ileum are very mobile and held to posterior wall by

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The mesentery

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44
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The jejunum and ileum are “framed” by the

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large intestine

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45
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The jejunum and ileum are often called the

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free small intestine

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46
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The jejunum is about ____ feet long

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8-10

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47
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The jejunum is about _____ of the free small intestine

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2/5

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48
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The jejunum has simple ____ arcades, long _____, and is more ____ than the ileum

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vascular, long vasa recta, more vascular

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49
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The jejunum has a _____ diameter, is ___ , and has ____ plicae circularis than the ileum

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greater, thicker, more

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50
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The ileum is about ____ feet long

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10-12 feet long

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51
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The ileum is _____ of the free small intestine

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3/5

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52
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The ileum has _____ vascular arcades, ____ vasa recta, and is _____ vascular than the jejunum

53
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The ileum is ____ in diameter and ____ walled when compared to the ileum

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smaller and thinner

54
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The ileum has ____ plicae circularis than the jejunum

55
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what is the most common congenital anomaly of the small intestine

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Meckel’s (ileal) diverticulum

56
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Meckel’s (ileal) diverticulum occurs in about ___% of the population

57
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Meckel’s (ileal) diverticulum is about ___ feet form the ileocecal junction

58
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Meckel’s (ileal) diverticulum is on average about ___ inches long

59
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Meckel’s (ileal) diverticulum is a remnant of the _____ duct

60
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Meckel’s (ileal) diverticulum is clinically difficult to distinguish from ____

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appendicitis

61
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“THE Mesentery” is about ___ cm long at the root. and it attaches the ___ and ___ to the ____

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15cm, it attaches the jejunum and the ileum to the posterior body wall

62
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“The mesentery” crosses

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  • LV1-2
  • 3rd part of duodenum
  • aorta
  • IVC
  • right ureter
  • right gonadal vessels
  • right psoas major
  • ends at right S.I. Joint
63
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The mesentery is made up of ___ layers of peritoneum with nerves, lymph nodes, vessels, fat, arteries and veins running between them

64
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The mesentery is made up of 2 layers of peritoneum with _____, _____, _____, ____, ____ and ______ running between them

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nerves, lymph nodes, vessels, fat, arteries, and veins

65
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What are the regions of the Large intestine

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  • Cecum and vermiform appendix
  • Ascending colon
  • Right colic flexure
  • Transverse colon
  • Left colic flexure
  • Descending colon
  • Sigmoid colon
  • Rectum and anal canal are in the pelvis
66
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What are the functions of the large intestine

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  • fecal formation, transport and evacuation, water absorption and mucus secretion
67
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______ are 3 bands of longitudinal muscle on the outside of the colon

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Taeniae coli

68
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The Tania coli converge at the root of the

69
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The Tania coli produce _____ that slow the movement of ____

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haustrae (sacculations), feces

70
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Tags of fat, that are a characteristic of the large intestine

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Appendices epiploicae (epiploic appendages)

71
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Characteristics of the Cecum

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  • no epiploic appendages
  • blind “pouch” inferiro to ileocecal orifice
  • iliocolic valve is 2 folds that are not a true sphincter
  • ileal papilla is a cone-like projection of the ileum into the cecum
  • The opening for the appendix is inferior to the ideal papilla
72
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is a cone-like projection of the ileum into the cecum

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ileal papilla

73
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The opening for the appendix is inferior to the

A

ileal papilla

74
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The iliocolic valve is ___ folds that are not a

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2 folds that are not a true sphincter

75
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blind “pouch” inferior to ileocecal orifice

76
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The vermiform appendix is usually attached to the

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posteromedial part of the cecum

77
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The vermiform appendix is located at the junction of ______

A

3 taenia coli

78
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The vermiform appendix is ____ cm long and supported by a ______

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9-10 cm long and supported by a mesoappendix

79
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Characteriestics of the ascending colon

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  • Right colic flexure (hepatic flexure)

- secondarily retroperitoneal (usually) except the lowest part

80
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Characteristics of the transverse colon

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  • left colic flexure (splenic flexure)

- intraperitoneal (transverse mesocolon)

81
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Characteristics of the Descending colon

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  • Secondarily retroperitoneal
82
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Characteristics of the sigmoid colon

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  • Intraperitoneal (sigmoid mesocolon)
83
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Location of the spleen

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  • left hypochondriac region
  • Parallel left ribs 9,10, and 11
  • midaxillary line, between stomach and diaphragm
84
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What is the size of the spleen

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about the size of the hand

85
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Is the spleen normally palpable below the costal margin

86
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Peritoneal relationships of the spleen

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  • covered by peritoneum

- develops in the dorsal mesentery from mesoderm (gastrosplenic ligament and splenorenal ligament)

87
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_____ is posterior to the spleen

88
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____, ____, and _____ are anterior to the spleen

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stomach, left colic flexure, and tail of the pancreas

89
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The ____ and ____ are inferior to the spleen

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left kidney and phrenicocolic ligmanet

90
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Visceral surface of the spleen

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  • Hilum with gastrosplenic and splenorenal ligaments

- There are colic, gastric and renal impressions on the visceral surface of the spleen

91
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The pancreas is ______ retroperitoneal

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secondarily

92
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The pancreas is loaded at about L ___-L____

93
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Parts of the pancreas

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  • Head- with uncinate process, in the duodenal curve
  • Body- Triangular cross-section
  • Neck- Triangular cross-section
  • Tail- Some of the tail is located in the splenorenal ligament , anterior the hilus of the spleen
94
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____ and ____ are posterior to the neck of the pancreas

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Superior mesenteric artery and vein

95
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____ and ___ run horizontally superior to or posterior to the body of the pancreas

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Splenic vein and artery

96
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The tail of the pancreas is against the _____

97
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______ and _____ are posterior the body of the pancreas

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Inferior vena cava and aorta

98
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The duodenum is ___, ___ and ___ to the head of the pancreas

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superior, right and inferior

99
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The transverse colon lies ___ and ___ to the pancreas

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anterior and inferior

100
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The main or major pancreatic duct joins the bile duct and they enter the ____ part of the duodenum together through a common _______

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2nd part (descending), common hepatopancreatic ampulla

101
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The accessory pancreatic duct (if present) enters the duodenum at the more superior ______

A

minor duodenal papilla

102
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The main or major pancreatic ducts joins the bile duct and they enter the 2nd part (descending) of the duodenum together through a common hepatopancreatic ampulla. This forms the ______

A

major duodenal papilla

103
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most of the liver is loaded in the

A

Right upper quadrant

104
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The smaller left lobe of the liver is located in the

A

left upper quadrant

105
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lobes of the liver

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  • left
  • right
  • caudate
  • quadrate
106
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The ____ is a double layer of peritoneum that connects the liver to the anterior wall

A

falciform ligament

107
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The diaphragmatic surface of the liver

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  • smooth and fits concavity of diaphragm
  • peritoneum attaches the liver is to the anterior body wall and the peritoneum splits to encode a “bare area” of the liver
108
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The bare area of the liver includes the area where the ____ is posterior to the liver and the _____ drain into it

A

IVC, Hepatic veins

109
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The visceral surface of the liver

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  • ligamentum venosum
  • ligamentum teres h.
  • haptic fossa for gall bladder
  • lobes of the liver (right, left, caudate, and quadrate)
110
Q

The ligamentum venosum is between what two lobes of the liver

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left lobe and Caudate

111
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The ligamentum teres h. is between what two lobes of the liver

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the left lobe and the quadrate

112
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Visceral (posterior) surface of the liver features

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  • The porta hepatis
  • Ligamentum teres
  • ligamentum venosum
  • Hepatic fossa for gall bladder
113
Q

A transverse fissure between the caudate and quadrate lobes

A

Porta hepatis

114
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The porta hepatis transmits the ______

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portal triad

115
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The portal triad is composed of

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  • hepatic artery (proper)
  • Portal vein
  • Bile duct
116
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The ligamentum teres is in the edge of the ______

117
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The ligamentum teres is the obliterated

A

umbilical vein

118
Q

The ligamentum venous is the old

A

ductus venosus (used to connect the umbilical vein with the inferior vena cava)

119
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The lesser omentum is composed of

A

hepatoduodenal and hepatogastric ligaments

120
Q

The gallbladder lies in the _____

A

hepatic fossa

121
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What is the lowest, widest part of the gallbladder

122
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The fundus of the gallbladder contacts the anterior abdominal wall at the _______, ________

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midclavicular line, 9th or 10th costal cartilage

123
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The gallbladder is usually located on the ____ line

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transpyloric line

124
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Parts of the gallbladder

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  • fundus, body, neck
125
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Exrahepatic bile passages

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  • right hepatic duct (R) and left hepatic duct (L), which together form the common hepatic duct
  • cystic duct
  • bile duct (common bile duct)
126
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The common bile duct is formed from

A

the cystic and common hepatic ducts

127
Q

The Bile duct runs in the

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edge of the lesser omentum (hepatoduodenal ligament)

128
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The bile duct goes posterior and inferior to the _____ part of the duodenum, posterior to the head of the pancreas, and enters the ___ part of the duodenum with the pancreatic duct

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