Gastric anatomy/phyiology Flashcards
What supplies the lesser curvature?
Left Gastric artery
What supplies the Cardia, fundus and body?
Right gastric artery
What supplies the Greater curvature?
Left gastroepiploic artery
What supplies the antrum?
Right gastroepiploic artery
What supplies the pylorus?
Right gastric artery
What space lies behind the stomach?
Lesser sac; the pancreas lies behind the stomach
What is the opening into the lesser sac?
Foramen of windslow
What are the folds of gastric mucosa called?
Rugae
What are the products of Gastric parietal cells
HCL
Intrinsic factor
Chief cells produce
Pepsinogen (Think: Peppy Chief)
Mucus neck cells produce
Bicarbonate
mucus
G cells produce
Gastrin
Where are G cells located
Antrum
What is pepsin?
Proteolytic enzyme that hydrolyzes peptide bonds
What is intrinsic factor?
Protein secreted by the parietal cells that combines with vitamin B12 and allows for absorption in the terminal ileum
