Midgut

Question 1

All organs associated with the midgut receive their arterial supply from branches off the _____ ____.

Answer 1

Superior mesenteric artery.

Question 2

The second part of the small intestine and has the most highly developed circular folds lining the lumen, thereby increasing the surface area of the mucosal lining for absorption.

Answer 2

Jejunum.

Question 3

Is the third part of the small intestine and contains large lymphatic aggregates known as Peyer’s patches.

Answer 3

Ileum.

Question 4

The terminal end of the ileum has a thickened smooth muscle layer known as the ______ _____, which prevents feces from the cecum to move backward from the large intestine into the small intestine.

Answer 4

Ileocecal valve (sphincter).

Question 5

The blind-ended sac at the beginning of the large intestine, in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen. within the iliac fossa.

Answer 5

Cecum.

Question 6

What are the 4 parts of the large intestine?

Answer 6

Ascending colon, Transverse colon, Descending colon, and Sigmoid colon.

Question 7

What are the 6 branches of the SMA?

Answer 7

Inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries, Jejunal arteries, Ileal arteries, Middle colic artery, Right colic artery, and Ileocolic artery.