Jejunum, Ileum and large intestine Flashcards
Where do the jejunum and ilem lie in the abdomen?
- Jejunum in the upper left abdomen
- Ileum lower right and partly in the pelvis
After the duodenum how much of the small intestine is jejunum and ileum?
- Proximal 40% jejunum
- Distal 60% ileum
Gradual change from jejunum to ileum
What is the border of the jejunum and duodenum called?
The duodenojejunal junction
What does the jejunum and ileum hang from the posterior abdominal wall by?
The mesentary
What structures does the mesentary cross near the midline?
- Its base crosses the 3rd part of the duodenum
- Aorta
- IVC
- Right gonadal vessels
- Right ureter
What structures are found within the mesentary?
- Branches of the superior mesenteric artery, forming anastomotic arteries
- Branches of the superior mesenteric vein
- Lymph vessels
- Nerves
How many layers does the mesentary have?
2
What are the differences between the jejunum and ileum?
- Jejunum wide, ileum narrow
- More plica circulares in jejunum
- The ileum contains MALT as well as numerous peyer’s patches
Describe the shape of the ileocaecal valve
- Rudimentary structure
- Consists of 2 horizontal folds of mucous membrane that project aroun the orifice of the ileum
What is the function of the ileocaecal valve?
To limit the reflux of colonic contents into the ileum and possibly control the flow of ileal contents into the caecum
What are jejunal and ileal arteries branches of?
Superior mesenteric
What does the superior mesenteric artery supply?
The midgut (from the ampulla of Vater in duodenum to 2/3 along the transverse colon)
What are the differences between the vascular supply of the jejunum and ileum?
- Ileum
1 or 2 arcades with long vasa recta in its mesentary - Ileum
Many arcades with short vasa recta in its mesentary
What do the jejunal and ileal veins drain into?
The superior mesenteric vein that eventually forms the portal vein
What is the lymph drainage from peyer’s patches to the cisterna chyli?
- Peyer’s patches
- Superior Mesenteric nodes
- Intestinal trunk
- Cisterna chyli
lacteals drain into lymph vessels then cisterna chyli
What is the NERVE SUPPLY of jejunum and ileum?
- Sympathetic from greater and lesser
- Vagus
Combine to make coeliac plexus -> superior mesenteric plexus -> myenteric and submucosal plexus
What parts of the colon are in the peritoneum and what parts are not?
- The ascending and descending colon are secondarily retroperitoneal
- Transverse and sigmoid colon
What are the 3 taenia coli?
Thickened smooth muscle fibres
- Free
- Mesenteric
- Omental
What are haustra?
small segmented pouches of bowel separated by the haustral folds. They are formed by circumferential contraction of the inner muscular layer of the colon
mobile
What are peyer’s patches?
Small masses of lymphatic tissue found throughout the ileum region of the small intestine
What are appendices epiploicae?
Small pouches of the peritoneum filled with fat and situated along the colon, but are absent in the rectum
Where is the caecum located in the large intestine?
- Inferior to the opening of the ileocecal valve
- In the right iliac fossa
- Covered by peritoneum but not on a mesentary
Where do the 3 taeniae coli converge?
The appendix
What is the submucosa of the veriform appendix full of?
Lymphoid tissue