Organs of the GI tract Flashcards
What are the three parts of the small intestine?
duodenum, jejunum, ileum
What are the six parts of large intestine?
cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum
What planes is the esophagus in?
T10-T11
What plane is the stomach in?
T11
What plane is the pylorus in?
L1
What ligament attaches the esophagus to the diaphragm?
phrenico-esophageal ligament
What are the 3 esophageal constrictions?
cervical, thoracic, diaphragmatic
What is the esophageal hiatus?
its an opening in the diaphragm through which esophagus and vagus nerve pass
What is a hiatal hernia?
when abdominal structures enter the thorax
What is a paraesophageal hiatal hernia?
When the fundus protrudes into the thorax; normal GEJ
What is a sliding hiatal hernia?
GEJ displaced superiorly; cardia protrudes; hourglass stomach
What are the four regions of the stomach?
Cardia, fundus, body, pyloric antrum
What does the stomach relate with anteriorly?
diaphragm, left lobe of liver, anterior abdominal wall
What does the stomach relate with infero-laterally
transverse colon
What does the stomach relate to posteriorly?
diaphragm, spleen, left upper kidney and suprarenal gland pancreas omental bursa