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Gross Anatomy and Functional Histology of the Large Intestine Flashcards

1
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What are the structures derived from the foregut? (5)

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  1. Respiratory tress from larynx to alveoli
  2. Esophagus
  3. Stomach
  4. Liver, gallbladder and pancreas
  5. Duodenum as far as the entrance of the common bile duct
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What is the main blood supply of the foregut?

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Celiac trunk at T12

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What are the nerve innervations of the foregut?

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Greater splanchnic and vagal nerve

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What are the structures deruved from the midgut? (5)

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  1. Duodenum distal to the opening of the common bile duct
  2. Jejunum and ileum
  3. Cecum and appendix
  4. Ascending colon
  5. Proximal part of transverse colon
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What is the blood supply to the midgut?

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Superior mesentery artery at L1

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What is the nerve innervation of the midgut?

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Lesser thoracic splanchnic and vagal nerve

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What are the structures derived from the hindgut? (4)

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  1. Distal part of the transverse colon
  2. Descending colon
  3. Sigmoid colon
  4. Rectum and upper part of anal canal
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Where is the lower part of the anal canal derived from?

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Ectoderm

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What is the parasympathetic nerve innervation of the hindgut?

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Pelvic splanchnic nerves (S2 - 4)

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What kind of nerves innervate the lower part of the GIT?

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Sacral nerves, not cranial

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What is the blood supply to the hindgut?

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Inferior mesenteric artery at L3

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What is the sympathetic innervation of the hindgut?

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Lumbar splanchnic nerves

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13
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What is the cloaca separated into?

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Urogenita sinus
Rectonanal sinus

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What does the urogenital sinus contribute in?

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Formation of the urinary bladder and the urethra

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What does the rectoanal canal contribute in?

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Formation of the rectum and upper part of the anal canal

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What is the allantoid?

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Connection between the urinary bladder and the yolk sac

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17
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Which other structure is the allantoid similar to?

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Viteline duct

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What does the tip of the urorectal septum divide into?

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Urogenital membrane
Anal membrane

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Up until does the urorectal septum grow?

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Until it reaches the ectoderm

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What is the function of the urorectal septum?

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Separates the cloaca and the hindgut into anterior and posterior systems (membranes)

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What is the perineal body a part of?

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Part of the tip of the urorectal septum

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What does the anal membrane cover?

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Anorectal canal

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What happens to both the urogenital and anal membranes?

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They both degenerate so that the two systems can open into the exterior

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24
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Which pathology occurs if the urogenital and anal membranes do not degenerate?

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Imperforate anus

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What are the types of imperforate anus?

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Anal atresia
Anal stenosis

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What is an imperforate anus?

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A defect in which the opening to the anus is either missing or blocked

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What causes the imperforate anus to occur?

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Anal membrane fails to breakdown
Deviation in the path of the growth of the urorectal septum

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What are the main functions of the large intestine?

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Reabsorption of H2O and salts
Absorption of vitamins
Storage of feces

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29
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Which of the structures of the large intestine are intraperitoneal or attached to a mesentery?

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Cecum (no specific mesentery but still has motility)
Appendix
Transverse colon
Sigmoid colon
Upper 1/3 of rectum

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Which of the structures of the large intestine are retroperitoneal or have no mesentery attached to them?

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Ascending colon
Descending colon
Middle 1/3 of the rectum

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What kind of structure is the lower 1/3 of the rectum?

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Infraperitoneal

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32
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What happens if the appendix gets obstructed or inflammed?

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Appendecitis

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33
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What are taeniae coli?

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Bands of muscle of the large intestine, form a layer around the appendix

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34
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Which artery is specific to the appendix?

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Appendicular artery

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35
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Where is appendicular artery derived from?

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The posterior cecal artery

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Why is it important to know the location of the appendicular artery?

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In the case of appendectomy, this artery has to be ligated

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What is the location of the orifice of the appendix in regard to the ileocecal sphincter?

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The office of the appendix is inferior to the ileocecal sphincter

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38
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What are the nerve supplies of the appendix?

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Autonomic nerve fibers and afferent nerve fibers

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39
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Where is the initial pain of appendicitis?

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Initial pain would be at the umbilicus area. Afterward, it migrates to the right lower quadrant at the site of the appendix

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What is the most common location of the appendix?

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Retrocecal location, the appendix is just behind the cecum

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What are the other possible locations of the appendix? Describe them

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Pelvic (32%) (Just behind the pelvis)
Paracecal (On the side of the cecum)
Subcecal (Under the cecum)
Preileal (Anterior to the ileum)
Postileal (Posterior to the ileum)

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How does the pain relate to the location of the appendix?

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With appendicitis, based on the location of the appendix, the pain will be different

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What are the characteristics of the large intestine?

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Hasutrae
Appendices epiploicae
Taenia coli

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44
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What are the divisions of the colon?

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Ascending
Transverse
Descending
Sigmoid

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45
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What causes the haustrae in the large intestine?

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Sacculations

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46
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Where does the large intestine end?

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At the anus

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47
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What are the sphincters of the anus?

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Internal anal
External anal

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48
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Which is the voluntary and which is the involuntary anal sphincter?

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Internal sphincter –> Involuntary
External sphincter –> Voluntary

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49
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What is the muscle of the internal anal sphincter?

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Smooth muscle

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50
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Which anal sphincter is made up of skeletal muscle?

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External anal sphincter

51
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What are the branches of the superior mesenteric artery that are related to the large intestine?

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Ileocolic artery
Middle colic artery
Right colic artery

52
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What are the branches of the ileocolic artery?

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Terminal ileal artery
Anterior caecal artery
Posterior caecal artery

53
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Which artery is the appendicular artery a branch of?

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Posterior ceacal artery

54
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Which structures form the marginal arteries?

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Both the midgut and hindgut

55
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Which structure does the marginal artery supply?

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The colon

56
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What is the blood supply of the large intestine like and why?

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Dual blood supply from both superior and inferior mesenteric arteries because some of the structures are derived from the midgut, and some others are from the hindgut

57
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What are the branches of the inferior mesenteric artery related to the large intestine?

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Left colic artery
Sigmoidal arteries
Superior rectal artery

58
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What structures does the left colic artery supply?

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Distal part of the descending colon

59
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What structures do the sigmoidal arteries supply?

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The sigmoidal colon

60
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Where are the middle and inferior renal arteries derived from?

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Internal iliac artery

61
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Which veins are direct banches of the portal vein?

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Splenic vein
Superior mesenteric artery

62
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Which veins directly drain inro the portal vein?

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Right gastric vein
Left gastric vein
Cystic vein

63
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Which vein does the middle rectal vein drain into?

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Internal iliac vein

64
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Which vein does the inferior rectal vein drain into?

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Internal pudendal vein

65
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Which veins are part of the portosystemic anastomosis?

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Superior rectal vein
Middle rectal vein
Inferior rectal vein

66
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Which veins drain into the inferior mesenteric vein?

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Left colic
Sigmoid
Superior rectal

67
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Which are the veins that drain into the splenic vein? (4)

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Left gastroepiploic
Short gastric
Pancreatic
Inferior mesenteric

68
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Which are the veins that drain into the ileocolic vein?

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Anterior cecal
Posterior cecal

69
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Which veins drain into the superior mesenteric vein? (7)

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Right gastroepiploic
Inferior pancreatiduodenal
Middle colic
Right colic
Ileocolic
Jejunal
Ileal

70
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What are the layers of the large intestine?

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Mucosa
Submucosa
Muscularis
Serosa

71
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What are the layers of the mucosa of the large intestine?

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Epithelium
Lamina propria
Muscularis mucosa

72
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What is the histology of the epithelium of the mucosa of the large intestine?

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Simple columnar

73
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What are the cells found in the epithelium of the large intestine?

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Absorptive cells
Goblet cells
Regenerative cells
Enteroendocrine cells

74
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What is the main kind of cells in the epithelium of the large intestine?

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Absorptive cells

75
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What is the function of goblet cells in the large intestine and what happens to their number?

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Lubricate the lumen and they increase in number as you go down the GIT

76
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Why are regenerative cells crucial in the large intestine?

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Needed because of the shedding

77
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What is the layer of submucosa?

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Submucosal plexus (Meissner)

78
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What are the layers of the muscularis of the large intestine?

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Inner circular
Myenteric plexus (Auerbach)
Outer longitudinal

79
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What is the layer of the serosa of the large intestine?

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Mesentery

80
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Which muscle makes up the taenia coli?

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Outer longitudinal

81
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Which structure is the only one that is fully covered by outer longitudinal muscle?

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The appendix

82
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If you were to look at the mesoappendix cross-section, what would you see?

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Appendicular artery

83
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Why are there aggregate lymphoid nodules?

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It is mainly formed from lymphoid tissue

84
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What is the number of goblet cells like in the rectum?

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The rectum is packed with goblet cells

85
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What happens in the rectoanal junction?

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Sudden change in the lining of the epithelium
The simple columnar epithelium with tubular intestinal glands in the rectum changes to stratified squamous epithelium in the anal canal

86
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What is the epithelium of the anal canal like and what changes occur to it?

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It will initially be non-keratinized and by the time it reaches the lower part (ectoderm), where it will change into keratinized

87
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What is the mobility of the small intestine like?

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Duodenum is the only non mobile structure

88
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What is the mobility of the large intestine like?

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Ascending and descending colons are fixed

89
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What is the mesentery like in the small intestine?

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Small intestine has a mesentery except of the duodenum

90
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Which structures of the large intestine have mesenteries?

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Appendix, transverse and sigmoid colons

91
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What is the caliber of the intestines like?

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Small intestine: smaller caliber
Large intestine: larger caliber

92
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What is the longitudinal muscle of the intestines like?

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Small intestine: continuous later
Large intestine: taenia coli

93
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What is the fatty tags of the intestines like?

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Small intetsine: has no fatty tags
Large intestine: Appendices epiploicae

94
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What is the wall of the intestines like?

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Small intestine: smooth
Large intestine: sacculated

95
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What is the mucous membrances of the small intestine like?

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Plucae circulares
Villi
Peyer’s patches

96
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What are the mucous membranes of the large intestine like?

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Absent

97
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What is the pathology of aganglionic megacolon?

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Hirschprung’s Disease

98
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What is aganglionic megacolon?

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Developmental disorder, characterized by the absence of the ganglia in the distal colon!!!!

99
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What causes aganglionic megacolon?

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Failure of migration of neural crest cells between 4th and 7th week of gestation

100
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What is the result of aganglionic megacolon?

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Results in functional obstruction

101
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What is a megacolon?

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Colon is dilated with feces and gases prior to obstruction

102
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What is intussusception?

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Telescoping of a proximal segment of the bowel into the lumen of an adjoining distal segment

103
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What is the risk of intussusception?

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Risk of cutting off the blood supply to the gut

104
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Which population is intussusception common in?

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Common in children

105
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Which segment is most commonly affected by intussusception?

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Ileocolic region

106
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What is diverticulosis?

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A common clinical condition where there is herniation of the lining of the mucosa through the circular muscle between the teniae coli

107
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Where does diverticulosis occur?

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At the point where circular muscle is the weakest

108
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Why is it important to know the lymphatic drainage of an organ?

A

Important for metastasis in cancer and also infection spread

109
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What does the lymph drainage usually follow?

A

The blood supply of an organ

110
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Where does the anterior aspect of the diaphragmatic surface and part of the visceral surface of the liver drain its lymph?

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Hepatic lymph nodes and then into celiac nodes

111
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Where does the posterior aspect of the diaphragmatic surface and the rest of the visceral surface of the liver drain its lymph?

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Phrenic lymph nodes, which communicate with mediastinal nodes

112
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What is the lymph drainage of the large intestine? (8)

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Middle colic
Right colic
Superior mesenteric
Ileocolic
Epiploic
Intermediate colic
Paracolic
Inferior mesenteric

113
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What are the lymph nodes of the posterior abdominal wall?

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Para-aortic and Preaortic

114
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What structures do the preaortic lymph nodes drain?

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GI tract from the lower 1/3 of the esophagus to halfway down the anal canal
Gallbladder
Pancreas
Greater part of the liver
Spleen

115
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Why is it specifically only the greater part of the liver that drains into the preaortic lymph nodes?

A

The bare area is not drained in the preaortic lymph nodes

116
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What are the different lymph drainage station of the preaortic lymph drainage?

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Celiac
Superior mesenteric
Inferior mesenteric

117
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Where ae the preaortic lymph nodes located?

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Anterior to the aorta

118
Q

What is the largest lymphatic channel in the body?

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Thoracic duct

119
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What does the thoracic duct originate from?

A

Cisterna chyli in the abdomen
Ascends through aortic hiatus

120
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Where does the thoracic duct run into?

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In the posterior mediastinum, between aorta, azygous vein and esophagus

121
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What does the thoracic duct drain?

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Junction of the left jugular and left subclavian vein and lower hepatic part

122
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Which trunks does the thoracic duct receive?

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Jugular, subclavian, and bronchomediastinal trunks

123
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