Midgut rotation

Question 1

Why does the midgut protrude into the umbilicus?

Answer 1

it is to large for the abdomen cavity at that poinT

Question 2

What is the midget continuous with?

Answer 2

viteline artery (yolk sac)

Question 3

What happens as the midgut protrudes into the umbilicus?

Answer 3

cranial part rotates 90 degrees counterclockwise
distal part is to the left
proximal part is to the right

Question 4

What happens to the distal part after rotation?

Answer 4

develops a bulb that will become the cecum

Question 5

what happens to the proximal part after rotation?

Answer 5

becomes convoluted

Question 6

After the ab cavity becomes large enough which part comes back in first?

Answer 6

proximal part

it passes under the distal part and to the left making a 90 degree turn

Question 7

what does the distal part do when it comes back in the ab cavity?

Answer 7

makes a 90 degree turn counterclockwise

Question 8

what is the total turn ins in the midgut?

Answer 8

270 degrees counter clockwise