Bontrager

Question 1

The site of duodenojejunal flexure is firmly held in position by a fibrous muscular band called the

Answer 1

Ligament of Treitz

Question 2

Appendix is also called

Answer 2

Vermiform process

Question 3

any of three external longitudinal muscle bands of the large intestine

Answer 3

Taenia Coli

Question 4

Are the small pouches caused by sacculation (sac formation), which give the colon its segmented appearance.

Answer 4

Haustra

Question 5

is that portion that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities. Those cavities are also known as the peritoneal cavity.

Answer 5

Parietal peritoneum

Question 6

covers the external surfaces of most abdominal organs, including the intestinal tract.

Answer 6

Visceral peritoneum

Question 7

is a fold of membrane that attaches the intestine to the abdominal wall and holds it in place

Answer 7

Mesentery

Question 8

When the patient is supine, what structures are filled with air and what structures are filled with barium during upper and lower GI studies.

Answer 8

Air - transverse colon, sigmoid colon, body and distal part of stomach

Barium - ascending, descending colon, fundus of the stomach, duodenal portion of the small bowel, rectum