Jejunum And Ileum Flashcards
Where jejunum begins
Duodenojejunal flexure
This is where the digestive tract resumes intraperitoneal course
Duodenojejunal flexure
Where ileum ends and is the union of terminal ileum and the cecum
Ileo cecal junction
How long is jejunum and ileum
6-7m
2/5 jejunum
3/5 ileum
Mostly lie in the LUQ of the infracolic compartment
Jejunum
Ileum - RLQ
Thicker walls
Larger in diameter
More vascular
Large and well developed circular folds
Jejunum
Where you can find Peyer’s patches
Ileum
Most common site of Meckel’s diverticulum
Ileum
Layer of peritoneum which encloses an organ and connects it to abdominal wall
Mesentery
Fan-shaped fold of peritoneum that attaches jejunum and ileum to posterior abdominal wall
Mesentery
Most mobile parts of the intestine
Transverse colon
Small intestine
Mesentery that has less fat and prominent arterial arcades
Mesentery of jejunum
Arterial supply of jejunum and ileum
SMA
Branches: jejunal and ileal a
Arteries unite and are called
Arterial arcades
Arterial arcades give rise to straight arteries called
Vasa recta