Chapter 18: GI Tract Flashcards
What is the haustra
The little sections of the large intestine
What are the two flexures of the large intestines
Hepatic right colic flexure and splenic left colic flexure
The diameter of the pyloric canal should be
4cm
Large intestine is how many meters long
2
Small intestine is how many meters long
6
The 5 layers of bowel walls are termed
Gut signature
What hormone initiates digestion
CCK
What system drains the bowels
Portal system
The appendix should be less than ____mm in diameter
6
The appendix wall should be less than ____mm
1
McBurney’s point refers to
Appendix
Murphy’s point refers to
Gallbladder
Signs of appendicitis include
Non-compressible walls, increased blood flow, >6mm diameter
Bowel wall should be less than ___mm thick
7
The rectouterine pouch is also known as
Pouch of Douglas
