ch 13 lecture Flashcards
Small bowel is how long
15-23 feet in length
Shortest, widest, and most fixed part of the small intestine
duodenum
Where is duodenum located
Mostly in RUQ and a little in LUQ (1/5 of small bowel)
Springy, tight & circular fold, coiled- feathery appearance
Jejunum
Where is jejunum located
Makes up 2/5 of small bowel. Starts at duodenjejunal junction which is located in the LUQ under transverse colon
What are the small finger like projections in the jejunum
villi
Has a smoother and less feathery appearance than jejunum
Ileum
Where is ileum located
Some in the RUQ and then mostly in LLQ and RLQ. 3/5 of small bowel.
The terminal ileum joins large intestine at ____
ileocecal valve
Ileocecal valve sphincter controls what
dumping of contents into cecum and prevents reflux
Diameter is larger than small intestine and is located around the periphery of the abdomen
Large intestine
3 band muscles in large intestine
Taeniae coli
Drapes/pouches that pull the colon up
haustra
A large pouch located inferior to the ileocecal valve
cecum
What is attached to the cecum and is a small wormlike tube
Appendix
Vermiform means
wormlike
4 parts of colon
Ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid
Part that ascends towards the liver, ends at the hepatic flexure
Ascending colon
Located horizontal from the hepatic flexure to the splenic flexure
Transverse colon
Located from the splenic flexure and travels down to the sigmoid colon
Descending colon
The last part of the colon which then turns into the rectum
Sigmoid colon