Lesson 5A (Part 2) Flashcards
What are the 4 parts that make up the duodenum?
- Duodenal bulb
- Descending portion
- Transverse duodenum
- Ascending duodenum
What is the shape of the duodenum?
Its C shape
- around the head of the pancreas
At what level is the duodenal bulb?
L1
At what level is the descending duodenum
L2
At what level is the transverse duodenum?
L3
At what level is the ascending duodenum?
L2
Is small bowl intro or retro peritoneal?
Introperitoneal
What are the 3 parts of the small bowl? (in order)
- Duodenum
- Jejunum
- Ileum
Where does the small bowl extend from?
The duodenojejunal flexure
- terminates at the ileocecal junction
How long is the small intestine?
5.8 meters
What happens in the small intestines?
Most of the digestive process
- nutrients gets absorbed
What connects the small bowel to the posterior abdominal wall?
Mesenteries
- suspends the small bowel
Where is the small intestines located?
In the central/lower part of the abdominal cavity
Where does the large bowl being?
At the terminal ileum
Where does the large bowl end?
The anus
What are the 7 portions of the large intestines?
- Cecum
- Ascending colon
- Transverse colon
- Descending colon
- Sigmoid colon
- Rectum
- Anus
What are the 5 structures of the colon that are retroperitoneal?
- Cecum
- Ascending colon
- Descending colon
- Rectum
- Anus
What are the 2 flexures associated with the colon?
- Hepatic flexture
- right colic flexure - Splenic flexture
- left colic flexure
What is another word for the location of the appendix?
McBurneys point
What part of the colon is the appendix attached to?
The cecum
What flexure of the colon is more superior?
Splenic flexure
Is the transverse colon more anterior or posterior than the ascending colon?
Anterior
Is the pancreas intro or reto peritoneal?
Retroperitoneal
What are the 4 parts of the pancreas?
- Head
- Neck
- Body
- Tail
Where is the uncinate project?
Inferiorly and medially
- posterior to the duodenum and stomach
Can the uncinate process be seen in both transverse and sagittal planes?
Yes
Where is the splenic vein in reference to the pancreas?
Inferior
What 2 things make up the portal confluence?
- SMV
2. Splenic vein
What 3 vessels are posterior to the pancreas?
- SMA
- SMV
- Splenic vein/artery
Where is the tail of the pancreas located?
Posterior/superior
- sits in the hilum of the spleen
What supplies the pancreas with blood?
Splenic artery
What drains the pancreas of blood?
Splenic vein
- goes through the portal system before going back to the IVC
