Duodenum Flashcards
The duodenum is a ___ inch ___ shaped tube.
10 inch
C
The 1st part is called the _______. It is ___ inches long.
Superior
2”
The 2nd part is called the _______. It is ___ inches long.
Descending part
3
The 3rd part is called the _______. It is ___ inches long.
Horizontal
4”
The 4th part is called the _______. It is ___ inches long.
Ascending
1”
The upper half is above what?
The major duodenal papilla
The upper half is supplied by which artery?
Superior pancreatic-duodenal artery
The lower half is supplied by which artery?
Inferior pancreatic-duodenal artery
What opens into the second part of the duodenum?
Common bile duct
What passes over the 3rd part of the duodenum?
Superior mesenteric artery and vein
The 4th part is continuous with the jejunum where?
At the duodeno-jejunal junction
The junction btw the duodenum and the jejunum is held in place by what?
suspensory ligament of (of Trietz)
The suspensory ligament (of Trietz) is attached where?
The right crus of the diaphragm
Which part of the duodenum is intraperitoneal?
The 1st part
Which part of the duodenum is retroperitoneal?
2nd-4th
