lecture 23 Flashcards
How is surface area in the small intestine increased?
Length of the tube
Plicae Cirulares
Villi
Microvilli
What does the large intestine consist of?
Cecum
Colon
Rectum
What is the colon made up of?
Ascending
Transverse
Descending
Sigmoid
What are the names of the turns in the large intestine?
Right colic (hepatic) flexure Left colic (splenic) flexure
Which parts of the colon are retroperitoneal?
Ascending and descending colon
Which parts of the colon are intraperitoneal?
Transverse and sigmoidal
What regulates the passage of material into the cecum?
Illeocecal valve
Where does the appendix feed into?
The cecum
What is the function of appendix?
reserve of large intestine bacteria population
What enables an x-ray image of large intestine?
Barium enema
What prevents back flow into ileum?
illiocecal valve
What is the shiny surface of the large intestine?
Visceral peritoneum
What are the Teniae Coli?
Bands of longitudinal smooth muscle
What are Haustra?
Series of pouches in the wall of the colon
What are Omental appendices?
Sacs of fat
What is the purpose of the Teniae Coli?
Modification of the Muscularis layer to have three bands of longitudinal smooth muscle for stronger contraction
Why is there a lack of villi in the large intestine?
No requirement for absorption
What forms intestinal glands?
mucosa invaginations