Gastrointestinal Tract I Flashcards
Identify the 9 regions of the abdomen
Name the superior and inferior borders of the abdomen.
superior: diaphragm
inferior: pelvis
What are the 3 openings in the diphragm from anterior to posterior? At what vertebal level do they exist and what passes through them?
- caval hiatus (T8)
- inferior vena cava
- Esophageal hiatus (T10)
- esophagus
- Aortic hiatus (T12)
- aorta
With respect to the primitive gut tube, what is the arterial supply for the foregut, midgut, and hindgut?
foregut: celiac trunk
midgut: superior mesenteric artery
hindgut: inferior mesenteric artery
What is the name of the muscular tube between the pharynx and stomach?
What is it called once it enters the abdomen? What quadrant is it located in and which aspect of the gut is it part of?
esophagus
abdominal esophagus
left upper quadrant
foregut
Identify the indicated features of the provided image.
How does the muscle change in the esophagus from superior to inferior?
skeletal to smooth muscle (superior to inferior)
Identify the arterial branches that supply the abdominal esophagus
What can happen when lower esophageal sphincter is weakened?
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
stomach contents are refluxing because the sphincter is not closing all the way
It can also cause hiatal hernia, wher epart of the stomach herniates throught he esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm into the throacic cavity
In what quadrant is the stomach located? Which part of the gut is it a part of?
left upper quadrant
part of the foregut
Identify the indicated parts of the stomach
Identify the indicated features of the stomach
Identify the arterial branches that supply the stomach
CT: celiac trunk
PHA: proper hepatic artery
CHA: common hepatic artery
GDA: gastroduodonal artery
What is the name of the condition characterized by a thickening of the smooth muscle in the pylorus, closing off the opening to the duodenum?
If a newborn had this symptom what symptom would you expect?
pyloric stenosis
projectile vomiting
Where does the small intestine start and end?
How does it shap change distally?
What are the 3 sections of the small intestine?
- Start
- pyloric sphincter
- End
- ileocecal junction
- narrows distally
- duodenum
- jejunum
- ileum
Which quadrants is the duodenum located within?
It is a member of which part of the gut?
There are how many parts to the duodenum?
Right upper quadrant & left upper quadrant
part of foregut & midgut
4 parts