Anatomy Flashcards

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Describe Duodenum

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Shortest and widest segment
10” long
Bulb and C-loop easily seen

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2
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The jejunum is how much of the small intestine

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2/5

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3
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How does the jejunum appear in a small bowel study, and why?

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Feathery or coiled spring

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4
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How long is the small intestine

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23’ long

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5
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The ileum makes up how much of the small intestine

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3/5

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6
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Where is the ligament of Treitz located?

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At the duodenojejunal junction

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7
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What is the name of the valve between the ileum and the cecum

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Ileocecal valve

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What is the 2 functions of the ileocecal valve?

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  1. Prevents backward flow into the ileum

2. Prevents material from passing too quickly into the cecum.

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9
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What is the name of the ileum where the small intestine joins the Cecum?

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Terminal Ileum

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10
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What are the 9 parts of the large intestine?

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Cecum
Ascending colon
Right Colic Flexure/ Hepatic Flexure
Transverse Colon
Left Colic Flexure/ splenic flexure
Descending colon
Sigmoid colon
Rectum
Anus
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11
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Appendix aka

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Vermiform

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12
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Where is the appendix located

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At the base of cecum

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13
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Define appendicitis

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Infectious agent enters the appendix causing inflammation

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14
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What is peritonitis

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Infection in the peritoneum or lining of the abdomen, may be caused by the appendix rupturing

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15
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Where is Haustra located and define

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In the large intestine

Formed by 3 bands of muscle fiber, called taeniae coli.

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16
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Peritoneum

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A serous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the abdominal organs

17
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Name the type of peritoneum that lines the abdominal cavity

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Parietal peritoneum

18
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Name the peritoneum that covers certain abdominal organs

A

Visceral peritoneum

19
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Cavity or space between the parietal and visceral peritoneum

A

Peritoneal cavity

20
Q

Define mesentary

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A double fold of the peritoneum that connects the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall.

21
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What is Omentum

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A special type of peritoneum tissue that extends from the stomach to other organs.

22
Q

Omentum is aka? And function

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Fatty apron

Provides a layer of insulation between key organs and the exterior surface of body

23
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What are the 10 Retroperitoneal structures

A
Inferior vena cava
Adrenal glands
Kidneys
Duodenum
Pancreas 
Ascending colon
Descending colon
Aorta
Ureter
Upper Rectum
24
Q

3 Infraperitoneal structures

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Urinary bladder
Lower rectum
Reproductive organs

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What are the 9 Intraperitoneal structures
``` Liver Gallbladder Spleen Stomach Jejunum Ileum Cecum Transverse colon Sigmoid colon ```
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3 things that happen in small intestine
Digestion Absorption Reabsorption of nutrients
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What primarily occurs in the duodenum and jejunum
Absorption of nutrients, water, salts, and proteins
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95% of reabsorption of water occurs
In the jejunum
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5% of water reabsorption occurs
In the large intestine
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The primary function of large intestine
Defecation or elimination
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What are synthesized in the large intestine
Bacteria synthesize certain vitamins such as B and K and amino acids.
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What is the by-product of the nutrients made in large intestine
Production of gas Or Flatus