Intro to the Alimentary System II

Question 1

Where in the body are the liver and the gallbladder found ?

Answer 1

Right Hypochindrium

Question 2

Where in the body are the pancreas and the spleen found ?

Answer 2

Left hypochondrium

Question 3

Where in the body is the stomach found ?

Answer 3

Epigastrium

Question 4

Where in the body is the bladder found ?

Answer 4

hypogastrium

Question 5

What area of the body is the small intestine found ?

Answer 5

Peri-umbillical region

Question 6

What are the three major constrictions of the esophagus ?

Answer 6

Cervical
Thoracic
Diaphragmatic

Question 7

What allows the stomach to stretch ?

Answer 7

Rugae (folds within the lining of the stomach)

Question 8

What does the hepatic triad consist of ?

Answer 8

The common bile duct
The hepatic artery
The hepatic vein

Question 9

How much bile can the gall bladder hold roughly ?

Answer 9

50ml

Question 10

How many parts of the duodenum are there ?

Answer 10

4

Question 11

At which part of the duodenum does the bile enter ?

Answer 11

part 2

Question 12

What is found in the tail of the pancreas ?

Answer 12

Islets of langerhans

Question 13

How would you describe the spleen ?

Answer 13

A highly mobile haemo-lymphoid organ

Question 14

What is the widest part of the small intestine ?

Answer 14

The duodenum

Question 15

What is the appendix made of ?

Answer 15

lymphoid tissue

Question 16

What artery lies along the lesser curvature of the stomach ?

Answer 16

The gastric artery

Question 17

What drains the venous blood from the GI system ?

Answer 17

Portal system