GI Tract Flashcards
Muscle fibers of the esophagus
Striated upper 3rd
Smooth lower
Commencent of esophagus
Laryngopharynx @ C6
Termination of esophagus
Esophagogastric junction @ T10
3 constrictions of the esoph
Cervical
Thoracic
Diaphragmatic
Anterior to the rsoph
Post surface of liver left lobe
Posterior to the esoph
Left crus of diaph
Esoph’s relation to vagus
LARP
Bld supp of esoph
Left gastric
Venous drain of esoph
Left gastric vein (to portal vein)
innervation of esoph
sympa branch from sympa trunk
ante and poste gastric nerve
lymph drainage of esoph
left gastric node
this serves as the physio gastroesopageal sphincter
circular smooth muscle
sphincter closure is under ____ control and is augmented by ____
vagal/vagus
gastrin
the stomach mucous membrane is thrown into numerous folds called
rugae
the muscular wall of teh stomach ia mde up of
longi, circular, oblique fibers
the stomach can store up to _____ of food
1.5 L
the stomach mixes food with f=gastric secretionsto form
chyme
openings of the stomach
cardiac
pyloric
thisforms the anatomic sphinceter at the pyloric orifice
circular muscle coat
two curvatures of the stomach
greater
lesser
extends from upper prat of teh greater curvature to the spleen
gastrosplenic ligament
from lower part of greater curvature to the trasnverse colon
greater omentum
suspends the stomach to the liver
lesser omentum
parts of the stomach
fundus
body
pyloric antrum
pylorus