Anatomy Flashcards
Where is the jejenum and ileum
jejenum - Left upper part of abdomen
Ileum - Right lower
What part of the small bowel has thick walls and what has thin?
Jejenum - Thick
Ileum - Thin
What pattern do the folds of the jejenum and ileum show? i.e which ones are taller and have more folds?
Jejenum - Taller, more folds
Ileum - Shorter, less folds
What are the arcades and vasa recta of the jejenum and ileum like?
Jejenum - Few arcades and longer vasa recta
Ileum - More arcades and shorter vasa recta
What is the blood supply to the jejenum?
SMA and Jejenul arteries
What is the blood supply to the ileum
SMA and ileal arteries
What are vasa recta?
The arteries that extend to the bowel and extend of the arteries
What is the importance of the mesentary and what mesenteries are present in the abdomen?
this is what the blood vessels sit in:
Transverse mesocolon
Sigmoid mesocolon
Mesentary
Mesocolon
What part of the GI tract houses Giardia?
Duodenum
What part of the GI tract has finger like projections?
Jejenum
Which part of the GI tract absorbs complex carbs?
Cecum
Which part is only used for water absorption?
Distal colon
Which part of the GI tract absorbs iron?
Duodenum
which part of the GI tract has leaf like projections?
Ileum
which part of the GI tract is involved with enterohepatic circulation?
Ileum
which part of the GI tract absorbs bile?
terminal ileum
Which organs are retroperitoneal and what does this mean?
Behind peritoneum so don’t move.
Suprarenal glands
Aorta
Duodenum
Pancreas
Ureters
Colon (ascending, descending)
Kidneys
Esophagus
Rectum
